Today my husband fitted the last supporting batons for the roof panels. The bantys corner perch should now stay dry which is good because this has become their favourite place to sit at the end of the day. Most of their area should now keep dry.
The last roof panel is in place
I have been been sitting in the run for a while each day to get the bantys used to me. They don’t run away when I ever I approach now and sometimes even come towards me as I walk up the garden towards the run.
I am also trying to get them used to the camera and they will let me get a bit closer to them.
Honey and Amber
Honey is on the right and Amber is sitting on the left. The easiest way to tell them apart is that Honey has a spot with a bit of cream on it (like the eye on a peacock feather) on her back just before her tail. It shows in the photo above. She is also slightly bigger and has a slightly longer tail. I know that if she loses her feathers the peacock spot may not come back and it will be even more difficult to tell them apart. Amber is more feisty than Honey and I think she is the leader of the two. I hope that as I get to know them better it will become easier to tell which one is which.
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