Talking of rain.......

[Shirls]

It rained so hard here I had to go and pick up all the chooks (one at a time of course) and put them all in Bea (and Georgie's run). Despite the fact that Bea was sitting under some bushes with the babies, they were getting soaked. So the introduction to the one run was forced upon them all. There was no fighting thank heavens, but Bea kept well away from the babies who huddled together.

As the day has gone on and the weather brightened all the babies stayed in the run but Bea came out. She likes to be out, but I am now contemplating putting them all together tonight. I have cleaned out the bedding area so it is all fresh for all of them.

This has happened before building the new coop which was to be for all of them, for the first time, so it will be an interesting evening/night and I really do hope there will be no casualties. Can't cope with any more visits to the vet after this past three weeks or so.



Should have added this picture when I started, this is them all sitting under a rose bush during a really heavy pelt down of rain.

[milliej]

Do hope everything goes well overnight Shirls! I'm finding that Mischief and Bonnie seem to have an agreement to 'tolerate' each other and not get in each others face, can't say the same for melado, Tyler...still bobbing about all over, both girls chase him away at times, bless him he does try though.

[OP]

Here's hoping things go well for you and the chooks. I must say the rose bush didn't seem to be offering much shelter.

[suesbird]

Fingers crossed and a safe, non eventful night.

[Hezz]

Bless their fluffy little back-sides, all huddled there together trying to stay dry. How did things go during the night? No dramas, I hope?

[Shirls]

Well unfortunately it started pelting down with rain again way before bed time, so I couldn't just leave them to it and had to put them away. I was hoping they would choose where to go, but if I left them, they would have got soaked, so it was back to their own quarters. Fun to be had on another night now!! Things are looking up tho, there's not to much aggression now from Bea towards the babies when they are all wandering round the garden.

[Hezz]

Hopefully sharing the downpour ...... you know, solidarity in times of tragedy (well, not quite ) ...... might have softened Bea's demeanor towards the new girls.

[Shirls]

That is so true Hezz, lets hope so anyway.