The girls have been in their new digs for a week now, and things are going well. The older three used the nest boxes perfectly the very first time, but they don't really understand the roosts. They are both laying eggs and sleeping in the boxes. Silly birds. The two babies are slowly acclimating to the older three. The BOs and the GLWs hang out separately, but Layla mingles with both pairs pretty well. There haven't been any squabbles, but the older three have yet to let the babes cuddle at night in the nesting boxes.
We are expecting a few days with very cold temperature here, so I made sure to wrap a portion of the run so they would have a wind free area outside. The high on Tuesday will be 0˚F! I may be putting some hot water bottles in the hen house the next couple nights!
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| A view of Pikes Peak from our backyard coop. |
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| Happy chickens! |
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