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[chick wiggle]

Well, it was about time really, with 11 girls laying and soon to be 16 laying and only the two nest boxes in the cube and eglu, extra space was definately needed

So, we went scurrying around in the loft and found an old games table and the top of an old wardrobe, with a bit of jigging with the jigsaw, this is what we came up with

 

This is Dora who was really inquisitive and the first to go up to have a look

 

 

 

 

So far three of them have been to have a look, so we'll wait and see if they like it enough to lay in there

 

[Plum]

Very stylish I'd lay an egg in there

[Lewis]

Looks good! - very clever

 

 

... I wouldn't fit in to lay an egg

[chick wiggle]

Thanks Plum, it does seem to be quite cosy and its in a quieter area of the run, so fingers crossed

[ClaireG]

Looks great

[Redwing]

Very resourceful, I do like it

 

If they dont use it try hanging some strips of fabric down over the doorway as it will make it darker inside

[Cooks]

well done chicky, nice work I love it when they come and look at what you;ve done to see if they approve...

[chick wiggle]

Very resourceful, I do like it

 

If they dont use it try hanging some strips of fabric down over the doorway as it will make it darker inside

 

Brilliant idea Redwing, thanks

[Falkor]

Great CW!!!

 

**Em mentally catalogues all her furniture trying to work out what OH won`t miss so she can do similar as the chookies are having to que or keep their legs crossed**

[Cooks]

talk to Mr CookieMonster nicely on Wednesday Em

[Falkor]

talk to Mr CookieMonster nicely on Wednesday Em

 

 

oooh I will do! I will smile my bestest smile!

[Cooks]

that'd work.

[Space Chick]

Fab Sandie

[Jools]

Try leaving two or three (marked) eggs in there to show them where to lay. They soon get the hang of it.

[Chickvic]

[Seagazer]

Thats really clever Chick Wiggle - I'm impressed

[chick wiggle]

Thank you Seagazer, although they haven't laid in there yet but still early days. The fabric strip curtains went up today and i left a couple of eggs in there too. hopefully they'll get the idea soon because today there was 7 eggs in the cube nest box and another 3 in the eglu nest box. When the 5 bantams start laying too there's gonna be some lenghty queues for those next boxes

[chick wiggle]

Yay They are laying in there now, at least 4/5 of them have laid in it. I took Redwings advice and put up little curtains for them also they have stopped laying in the eglu, so thats good news, it will be free and available for the bantam girls when they start to lay

[Lewis]

Glad they like it!

 

[Plum]

Bet the bantams lay in the new nest box as well

[chick wiggle]

Yeah, that would be typical wouldnt it!

[Cooks]

clever little girls, who said chickens were daft!