Well, Amelia is not giving Rosie much relief. We had to move the bar that the water hangs on because Rosie was making it a mess. Amelia spent much of the past two days making sure Rosie stays up in the top part of the coop. It is so interesting to watch... Amelia chases Rosie; Martha makes sure Amelia knows that she is boss; Donna lets Rosie know that she is the big sister, but does not get mean about it. I think on occasion Donna will get Amelia to let up on Rosie. While we have been putting small amounts of food and water in the top part of the pen for Rosie, she will come down the ramp after the others have gone up to roost, and eat and drink at the bottom part of the coop.
This evening, our friend, Roy, put up some new perches for Rosie to hang out on, and we relocated the water.
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| Thanks to Roy... two new perches for Rosie and hanging water again! |
We are grateful that it seems like the girls have permitted Rosie to roost in the upper part of the coop... especially glad since it is getting colder at night.
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Settling in for the night (Inside the coop at dusk)...
you can't see her but Rosie is in the nesting box behind Martha (speckled). |
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| Peaking in the door at Donna and Amelia |
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Peaking through the nesting box door... you can just make out Rosie in the lower left of this picture.
Amelia is facing us at the upper left, Donna has her back to us, and, well, Martha makes sure everyone knows how significant she is in this group. |
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