Last night when I checked the girls before bedtime they were settled on a different perch. They were on the perch the other side of the hatch.
As soon as I walked through the gate Speckles jumped down. I think that Speckles wouldn’t do this without Emerald. She just copies Emerald and likes to keep her company.
Emerald is on the perch on the other side of the hatch
Speckles headed towards the chicken shed but not Emerald. She was trying to make sense of the perch by the hatch being blocked.
Emerald trying to work out where the perch has gone
She is perplexed
I think if the perch wasn’t blocked she would have perched there even though it is wet which is not good. At this point I guided her down. I only have to put my hand behind her and she jumps down. She then went in the chicken shed.
This habit is going to be more difficult to break than I thought.
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All pets can be stubborn when they want to be.
You are so right. Last night it was raining heavily so they went in properly as all the perches were wet. The forecast is for rain for the next two weeks. While that is quite depressing it may actually help with this problem.