
The hen and chicks roost in the trees for the night. They have been caught and locked in the coop for 5 days, hoping they would call it home for the nights so they are protected from the elements, yet they prefer the tree. The next time they are caught, they will have to live in a cage in the coop for some time, with the other broodies 10 babies that are a month older. There are several roosters in that brood too, and I am hoping they all get along. People have remarked on these chickens and asked to buy some. They are superior foragers and very good at looking after themselves. They do not eat much grain, but prefer the bugs and greens they find, yet the hen lays an egg a day. The problem is finding the nest. One was in the barn, one was in the bush, one was under the Juniper tree and another under the wood pile. Where she is laying now, I have yet to discover. Thank you for your gift of amazing babies, mother chicken. I am grateful.