{"id":9868,"date":"2014-12-23T08:12:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T08:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2014-12-23T08:12:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T08:12:25","slug":"an-improved-bedtime-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9868","title":{"rendered":"An improved bedtime routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I will try not to keep going on about this but the extra bedtime perch has transformed the bedtime ritual from a bit of aggravation to an easy routine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For now Toffee has decided that she wants the chair and this made Emerald vulnerable to being pushed away. Last night when Sparkle didn&#8217;t want her next to her on the perch Emerald stepped down to the new perch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9880\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_perches_on_the_new_perch.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9880\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9880\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_perches_on_the_new_perch.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald perches on the new perch\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald perches on the new perch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Emerald stayed there until the other girls had settled then stepped back up to the old perch. It seems that it&#8217;s while taking their places that the girls higher up the pecking order won&#8217;t tolerate the bottom girl close to them. Once they have settled down they become more tolerant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9881\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_moves_up_to_the-old_perch_and_is-_joined_by_barley-.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9881\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emerald_moves_up_to_the-old_perch_and_is-_joined_by_barley-.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald moves back up to the old perch and is joined by Barley\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald moves back up to the old perch and is joined by Barley<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9882\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches_manages_to_squeeze_in_next_to_barley.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9882\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9882\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/peaches_manages_to_squeeze_in_next_to_barley.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches manages to squeeze in next to Barley\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches manages to squeeze in next to Barley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think the reason Peaches and Barley don&#8217;t have a problem is because they always perch up last when the other girls are settled. Emerald always goes to the perches first to try to secure a spot and gets moved around the most.<\/p>\n<p>Now the extra perch has given a safe place to step on while the argy bargy is taking place and Emerald is no longer forced to the ground. A simple solution and a happier bedtime routine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will try not to keep going on about this but the extra bedtime perch has transformed the bedtime ritual from a bit of aggravation to an easy routine. 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