Love, bubs and life on our little farm

So I have had the girls for nearly a week now. They have adapted to life in a chicken pen remarkably well. I am letting them out with my original chickens now and although they are keeping their distance thanks to some pecks, they are still following the chickens around and taking on their routine.

I have noticed some behaviour I am not used to in a chicken from them - they don't like to wander far from chainlink wire, even when out in the run, they will stand with their heads against the wire fence. They also sleep with their heads against the wire mesh of the edge of the chicken yard. So they obviously don't feel secure yet unless they feel like they are still in cage. Poor girls, hope that passes soon.

They also sleep like they are in bunk beds (Mums rescue chickens are doing the same thing) - one chicken sleeps in the cat travel box I have given them (until my chickens will let them sleep in the proper shed roost) and the other sleeps on top of the box!

They are already filling in feathers and are enjoying getting the daily bucket of food scraps to pick through. They are currently pecking their way through half a watermelon with happy clucks.

I had tears in my eyes the other day when I walked outside to see them both spreading out their meagre wings to have a big lie out basking in the sun. Its the simple things that make you happiest sometimes!