Chicken Memorials

[pinkkat]

My girls have taken themselves off to bed before seven o'clock both last night and tonight

 

It's reasonably sunny, still very light, not anywhere near dusk

 

Why?

 

Does anyone else's chooks do this?

 

Also, Mango the delinquent has been shouting all afternoon. I tried the squirty water trick I read about on here, and have successfully taught her to duck, hide behind the other two before crowing, and run away from me . Excellent day's work all in all.

[Suziwoo]

Our 3 girls were all in bed just after 7.30, which is much earlier than they have been.

 

Although I can understand it - it does feel like autumn is closing in doesn't it.

[xChicken04x]

Ours just put them selves to bed now although they where thinking about it at abou 8.

[theherd123]

Spangle is always the first to bed - sometimes i just think she wants to 'bags' the best sleeping spot in the nesting box

[Guest]

Times vary here. The 'old' girls Dilly Dilly and Pumpkin toddle off any time after they have had their evening mixed corn (around 5 - 6pm at the mo)

 

The others all fly in in dribs and drabs with two being the very last to go in at night - always the same order - but different times.

[cutechicky]

Yeah my chooks do that. They do seem to go to bed rather early, even when it's still light. It might be something to do with temperature drop?

[arowland17]

I've noticed the last couple of days our 2 have been going to bed earlier - they used to go to bed at about 9pm when it was still a little light, but now it's nearer 8 or earlier - it's been very gloomy here for the last week and was getting dark at around 8pm last night, so am assuming it's autumn approaching and the temp drop that's doing it

[Richard]

Gerogie is in bed by 8 these days, the youngsters are a bit later but are away by half past 8 at the moment.

 

Which reminds me, I must go down the garden and close them up - see you!