Archive - Oct 2005

We decided to get an automatic door opener for the chicken house as we realised it won't be long before we get back from work in the dark. It installed quite well and is so far functioning without a hitch. I shall write up the details on my projects page and I can see this developing in to an "ultimate chicken house" project!

Further evidence of Katie's adventurous (show off) tendancies. Whilst lining up for a shot of Millie foraging in the back border who should appear in the viewfinder but Katie wanting to show off her growing beard and muff feathers!!!

What has amazed me is how very different the characters of our chickens are. Katie has always been the baby and will at any opportunity bury her head under Millie's wing or undercarriage. Before they started to roost they slept on the floor and she would sometimes push Millie right up in the air in her attempts to bury herself under Millie. The same occured to a certain extent on the roosting bar but would normally result in one of them falling off. Despite this, Katie is far more adventurous - always first out in the morning, always first in at night, always first to do anything new. Millie often seems to watch on perhaps with a protective eye. You can see in these pictures how Katie discovers the plum tomatoes and jumps up to help herself whilst Millie is thinking "I'm not sure we're allowed to do that!"