Hello everyone...
I have a couple posts for today but wanted to start with this one, which is short and cute.
At present I have 13 lovely chickens. Some are adults and 6 are the newest ones still growing up to be big girls. The older hens quite naturally are the ones who are laying the eggs at this point.
To facilitate that, we have 4 good size nest boxes for them to use.
Hens are funny little creatures, each with their own unique personality if you take the time to get to know them, which I have. And they have a definite preference on which nest box they like to use.
But sometimes, there is somebody already in there. Rather than use another box they will often wait until the box is available or, as you can see in this photo, if they are friends with the hen who is already in there, they will just climb in with her.
These two ladies are friends so they have no problem sharing a box as they sleep together at night.
Thanks for stopping by. Another post to follow shortly.
Cheers, Melanie
I have a couple posts for today but wanted to start with this one, which is short and cute.
At present I have 13 lovely chickens. Some are adults and 6 are the newest ones still growing up to be big girls. The older hens quite naturally are the ones who are laying the eggs at this point.
To facilitate that, we have 4 good size nest boxes for them to use.
Hens are funny little creatures, each with their own unique personality if you take the time to get to know them, which I have. And they have a definite preference on which nest box they like to use.
But sometimes, there is somebody already in there. Rather than use another box they will often wait until the box is available or, as you can see in this photo, if they are friends with the hen who is already in there, they will just climb in with her.
Thanks for stopping by. Another post to follow shortly.
Cheers, Melanie
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