The New Roost

My chickie girls got their first roost today. It is a dowel braced between opposing sides of their cage. It is about 2 inches off the floor and about 6 inches from the wall of the cage. They were not afraid of it because in hopes of increasing the familiarity factor it had been lying on the floor of their cage for several days. They were accustomed to it laying there, being stepped on and stepped over and pooped on, except when I picked it up and it appeared that ‘the wooden snake was rising in the air.’ SQWAAAAK! As soon it was in place as a roost, Ms. Barred Rock hopped up on it. An hour later all three older sisters were perched on it, peacefully looking out the window into the newly discovered world of the backyard. Yes, the three, all in a row facing the same direction. At the far end of the row was Arriauna Ameracauna, also perched on the roost, but facing the opposition direction. That’s Arriauna, always unique.