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Day Five in the bantam house

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Well it's day five and our girls seem to have settled in nicely. They love sweetcorn and peas and have just about figured out how to take themselves to bed. I have a few more questions ...

 

They seem to spend quite a bit of time in the eglu. Is this OK or does it mean they are unhappy. Sometimes I come out and they're scratching around happily but they do take themselves inside quite a bit.

 

Is there any treat food I really shouldn't give them that will harm them?

 

How do I post pictures of them?

 

Lastly - I've been shutting the eglu door at night because I'm paranoid they'll get cold or a fox will get them. They have an eglu run - but we are away at the weekend and our neighbours will not be able to open the door one morning so we may have to get them to leave it open all night. Will the girls be safe?

 

Sorry for all the questions.

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Don't worry about the girls spending time in the eglu - you'll probably find they spend more and more time out the longer you have them. Also, they will be fine if you don't close the eglu door for a night. I never close mine unless there's a really heavy frost as the girls prefer to get up in their own time. On the subject of treats, if you stick to the sort of things a chicken might eat naturally, you won't go too far wrong, although it's OK to cook veg if they prefer them that way. Do bear in mind though that their pellets give them all the goodness they need, so only give treats in small quantities or you could find yourself with soft-shelled eggs!

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The main things you shouldn't give them are:

 

* raw potato

* avocado (poisonous to parrots, so best to play it safe!)

* meat from farm animals (because of the risk of cross-infection with salmonella)

* anything fatty or salty

 

Most other things are fine in moderation :)

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