miss-hennypenny Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Isn't it interesting how on the whole everyone's birds go to roost at the same time? I know it's timed with the onset of dusk n stuff but fascinating all the same. Mine go around 5.30 too, with Wilma heading up first, but then she's always the last to settle down, preferring to keep popping her head out of the pop hole to see what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 wll mine had cleared the grub yesterday for the 1st time so they ate well put a small bowel in for each chicken mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 The whole going to bed when the sun sets thing really facinates me - great work of nature. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveb Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 My two go to bed at about 6:00pm at the moment. They get later and later with the longer evenings.On the flip side they get up earlier and earlier with the early mornings as well. I agree its a great work of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tania Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 mine are going to bed about 6-6.15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Mine head off to bed about 6-ish and are now wanting breakfast to be served at about 6.30. At the height of last summer, they went to bed at 10.30 and were awake at 5-ish (and I needed to shut them in and cover the cube with a tarp to stop them singing for breakfast before 5.00). Sleep, who needs it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figlette Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 The older ladies head back into the run around 5 and are normally in bed by 5:30. They sleep with the Eglu door open, but the run closed up tight. Our Easter Egger (mutt) is in for the night, but the two nutty Welsummers will almost always get back up and come out to say hello when I let the dogs out at 11. They then proceed to have their second dinner before going back to bed. Pretty sure this isn't normal chicken behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 My 2 always go up the ladder first at about 5.30 then is always too busy pecking about. The others pop their heads out to her as if to say "are you coming to bed yet ?" Thats why we called her Evie - sort of short for evening. Silly I know.She goes up the ladder about 10 - 15 mins later than the other 2. Evie Charlotte Matilda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillicat Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Well, our cube is like that old sitcom Butterflies when they are moving the cars off the drive.......two go in, then one comes out, then another two go in and one comes out, then the rest go in and one jumps out so I just leave them till its dark and take a torch up with me to make sure they are in. So dawn to dusk.........if only babies, kittens and puppies were so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 my girls are going about 6-6.30, but will often toddle out again if I go out to feed the bunnies later than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
