Good morning from Chicken Paradise! The nest box has been quiet lately, but today it was unusually crowded — three birds were squeezed in there at once.
A busy morning
Brownie has been sitting in the nest box these days. While she’s nesting, she only comes out once or twice a day, takes a short break, and goes right back in.
Then it was time to open up the chicks’ area. One little one faced today’s big hurdle in life and set out to get over it — hard work, isn’t it? Another hen who usually keeps her distance came up close this morning to complain about something.
Kin-chan was singing the “egg song” — that loud cackle hens make around laying time. She’s high in the pecking order, so everyone was listening. Meanwhile someone else found treasure down among the plant roots.
How to toughen up a papaya
Our papaya tree is getting bigger — it’s about waist high now. I want it to grow strong, so I shake it. Papayas grow tall, and when you give the trunk a good wobble like this, the roots get stronger, so it’s less likely to fall over when it gets bigger. Hawaii has a lot of windy days, so please be strong, little papaya! That’s all there is to it.
Around the playground
Unusually, Heart was taking a sand bath, and Ginny was bathing right beside him. Chico’s tail looked a little rough — did he have a fight with Piccolo? I don’t think so.
Opal and Silver are our two oldest birds — Opal in the back, Silver in the front. They’re small enough to hold in your hand, and so cute!
I put fresh hay in one of the rooms, and everyone piled in together. It looked like fun. After a while, the hay mountain was gone. And our roosters, for some reason, love the nest boxes — they’re a unique bunch.
Heart, thank you for watching over everyone today. And thank you for watching Chicken Paradise! See you in the next episode.