Apricot is the only girl that keeps changing her bedtime position. She really seems to prefer being with the bigger girls than with Dandelion and Cinnamon.
Apricot has managed to squeeze herself between Speckles and Emerald
Freckles as always is in her usual spot
Dandelion and Cinnamon are in their corner
I’m not sure Emerald is too impressed by this
Emerald didn’t look too happy about being moved from her corner spot and having to put up with Apricot but Apricot looked firmly hunkered down in her chosen position.
This was the night before last and last night Apricot tried to do the same again but this time Dandelion joined her too and Emerald looked even more put out. There was a lot of twittering and pushing and then pecking. Emerald was pecking Dandelion and Dandelion was pecking Apricot and at that point I decided to intervene.
I moved Dandelion next to Cinnamon and then Apricot next to Dandelion. Emerald then jumped down off the perch and went up on to Freckles perch. From there she stepped across to her corner while easing Speckles along the perch.
Harmony resumed as Emerald was back in her favourite position in the corner. Emerald doesn’t like to be moved from her corner spot. I wonder how tomorrow night will pan out!
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Never a dull moment.
They are funny little things. Emerald was determined to get her corner back last night. I thought it was quite clever of her to go to Freckles perch and step across.
Was all this going on in the dark? Ours tend to stay put once it’s dark, I think!
They had just gone in so it wasn’t, quite, properly dark. You are right that once it’s dark they will stay put which is why Emerald had to put up with it the first night. Last night it wasn’t yet properly dark and once I had opened the door that let more light in.