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<\/a>The run looks so much better with the clear tarpaulin over the top<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The view from the original part of the run<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The view from the extended part of the run<\/p><\/div>\n
The run is a lot lighter and when I returned an hour later I found Barley missing on parade. I checked in the nest boxes just as she was standing over her warm egg.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Barley has just laid her egg<\/p><\/div>\n
The light level makes such a difference as this is Barley’s first egg in eight days. An hour later I checked the nest boxes again and there was an egg from Peaches.<\/p>\n
I am amazed at how much difference the light makes and I am so much happier now that we have changed the tarpaulin. Lesson learned and I will never use anything but clear in future.<\/p>\n
On another note Topaz, who moulted first after her broody spell, has a lovely red comb and wattles and has been having a practice at laying for the last week. She goes into the nest box, twirls around, sits a while, then comes out shouting but there is no egg. She always did like to practice a lot. I think she really might start laying soon!<\/p>\n
Maybe with more light in the run now Topaz may finally get started with laying some eggs. Watch this space!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to my total frustration with the extended part of the run being constantly wet we bought the only tarpaulin we could find locally which was blue and put it over the run extension. That was eight days ago and … Continue reading