Since spending a night on the perch together the three little girls seem to have bonded and the flock is now very much in two groups. This is okay though because both sets are happy together and no one is left on their own.
Every time I look out at them the three little girls are together, sometimes on a perch, sometimes on the wooden table, sometimes in the run and sometimes on the patio area.
I also saw Rusty in a dust bath next to Pebbles but couldn’t get my camera quick enough.
The three little girls are now much more together
The other five are having a communal preening session
Later the three little girls are back on the patio area again
Five girls hang out together on the table
Three little girls at the food dish
These two love having the spinach to themselves
Three little girls on the wooden table early this morning
As well as a tale of two flocks it’s also a tale of two tables. It’s very clearly the metal table for the bigger girls and the wooden table for the little girls. These three seem to have claimed this table, probably because they don’t get a chance at the other one. The metal table is the bigger girl’s chill out area. The wooden one provides an escape from the bigger girls and is becoming their own chill out area.
After a couple of nights perching together, these three have become a tight little group. Pebbles even joined them in the chicken shed, keeping me company, this morning while I cleaned up. It is good to see them hanging out together.
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So pleased that, despite sub-groupings, you have a lovely, harmonious flock. It’ll be fascinating to see the comparison of egg size next spring.
I am happy with the harmony and don’t mind at all if they want to be in two groups. I can’t wait to see the eggs to see what size and what colour they are. Apparently they can be all different tints. It would be lovely if they were different so that I could tell them apart.
We had shop eggs for breakfast this morning and they are not as lovely as our own. I can’t get used to how much white they have compared to our lovely bantam eggs.
I love the pictures of the two groups on the tables.And it is so good to see them all happy, even if it is two groups.
I agree, I am quite happy with two groups as long as both groups are happy and get along beside each other without any hassle. It is good see Pebbles now being part of the little girl group.