TheChookKeeper Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 OK - it's definately time to start bunging up the nestbox again as soon as it is light enough in the evenings that I'm home before the girls go to sleep... Every night, I go to collect the eggs, to find this... Yes, that is 6 chickens (7 until one high-tailed it out of there as soon as I opened the egg port!), and yes, they are 2 deep in places. I give them a great big eglu cube to live in... and still they prefer to pile themselves in 2-deep! Silly chooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Awwww, but it's so CUTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 They look lovely and warm though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi there chook keeper, what do use to block the nestbox with? one of my little banties gets bullied from the others and has taken to nesting on the bars in the omlet run. What i was thinking was block the box off and put her in there to have some peace from the others. What do you guys think, feel i need to do something incase it gets colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I thought that was what it was for Well my girlies do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 They do look lovely and cosy, but not much good if they are trampling over your eggs Its a great picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Great photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 My cube nest box looks just the same. Some nights I think I have lost one but she is just on the bottom layer Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "Hey, Dad! Shut the door, can't you see we're having girlie time in here!" Great photo and they look so contented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChookKeeper Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Contented and happy, yes, they certainly are! Although I'm not convinced the ones on the ground floor enjoy it quite so much as the ones on top!!! One of them at least now understands that when I open the egg port, she needs to vacate the area - but the rest just look at me, with this pained expression on thier faces! As I say, they can stay like that for the time being... but the number of squished eggs I get (which with 9 chickens, I only get 1 or 2 a day anyway!), it can't stay like this! As soon as I'm getting home from work earlier than they're going to bed, I will be bunging up that hole! Cheeky chooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
