Sorry for the delay... technical issues; we've got a bit of catching up to do...
We've had a number of eggs over the last few days
You may have noticed a name missing from the pictures above. Bessy still hasn't laid.
She's the flightiest of the 4 ladies and still very nervous after Piper chasing her. We think that she is getting close as she has started to sit in the nest box. She's not scooting yet either whilst the rest of them are quite happily scooting and come running when we go into the run.
We are trying to free range them for some time each day. Again getting Mabel, Doris and Myrtle back into the run at the end of this is fine, but still having trouble getting Bessy back in, so we are having to bribe her with live mealworms. I think she might actually know what she's doing!
In other news, they seem to be big fans of spinach, kale (but not as much as spinach), rocket and grapes.
Other than that, there's not a lot to add so now we're just waiting on Bessy:
Days without eggs from Bessy: 14
P.S. Egg recipes from Heston's Recipes
We've had a number of eggs over the last few days
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| Today was an attempt at a boiled egg from Heston's recipe |
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| Poached with crispy bacon and home-grown tomatoes |
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| From left to right: Myrtle, Doris, Mabel |
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| Poached with a little black pepper. |
She's the flightiest of the 4 ladies and still very nervous after Piper chasing her. We think that she is getting close as she has started to sit in the nest box. She's not scooting yet either whilst the rest of them are quite happily scooting and come running when we go into the run.
We are trying to free range them for some time each day. Again getting Mabel, Doris and Myrtle back into the run at the end of this is fine, but still having trouble getting Bessy back in, so we are having to bribe her with live mealworms. I think she might actually know what she's doing!
In other news, they seem to be big fans of spinach, kale (but not as much as spinach), rocket and grapes.
Other than that, there's not a lot to add so now we're just waiting on Bessy:
Days without eggs from Bessy: 14
P.S. Egg recipes from Heston's Recipes
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