After moving the furniture around in the run yesterday, I wondered what the girls would make of the little coop having changed position. It’s against the back wall now with the ramp facing in a different direction towards the side wall. I keep the ramp facing a wall to keep the coop dark as chickens prefer somewhere fairly dark to lay their eggs.
Pepper and Bluebell were both due to lay today and Pepper checked out the coop first.
Pepper checks out the little coop in its new position
The ramp still looks the same
Does it look the same inside?
It does look the same inside
Should I go inside?
Pepper seemed unsure for now but when I checked back half an hour later her egg was in the little coop so it seems she approves.
I checked again a bit later and Bluebell’s egg was also in the little coop so it seems that moving the coop hasn’t caused them any upset.
The new arrangement makes it much easier for me to sweep around the coop and the storage cabinet so I am quite pleased with it.
Pepper and Bluebell are laying every other day on average so we are still getting enough eggs to keep us going. This isn’t bad considering it’s their second winter and they have all been moulting.
Dotty hasn’t laid for a month now but had a heavy moult. She is now looking quite good though. The little girls haven’t laid for two months now. We have only ever once had two days in a row with no eggs at all so that’s pretty good I think and the girls are through the worst of the moult.
Click here to see the history of my flock.