chickencam Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Has anyone else found that the long days are taking their toll on their girls? Mine are sleeping in the run a lot at the moment sometimes even with their heads under their wings. By the time dusk comes they are struggling to keep their eyes open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknette Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Same here Liz! Only mine faver sleeping under the goosberry bush. They all look like pile of feather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mine have a dust bath under the oak tree and then have a snooze snuggled up in the hole they have made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mine like a power nap of an afternoon. I'm not averse to one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 its so sweet when they have a little snooze. I was watching the babies yesterday (3 silkies and a sussex, all about 12 weeks). they were lying in a row, all snuggled up nicely. the one on the end would wriggle, then the next one, then the next one, then the next one, and then it started again at the beginning ... kind of like a lying down chicken mexican wave!! my big girls have a tendency to lie on their sides with their necks stretched out - at first I thought they'd died, and went running over, but its obviously the position for maximum sun/dust exposure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I love that chickeny zzzz noise they make when sleeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mine had such a busy day yesterday helping me in the garden that at 8.30 they put themselves to bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Do you know, I think you are right! Yesterday, I was worried about Alice, thinking she was lethargic. But I think she was just so tired. Yesterday afternoon, all the hens were under the cube having a snooze...so sweet. I also find that, in these long evenings, the hens become quite tetchy because they are tired. Annie and May in particular trying to peck Lucy's tail. Not in an aggressive way....just looks like they are waiting for the school bell to say home time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathychic Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Mine are obviously 'early to bed' girls too. My two goldline put themselves to bed at 8 pm last night! The two speckledys are a bit more reckless, they didnt go until 9. Thought mine were a bit odd, but perhaps not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
