As the Coop Turns~Chick Integration~Final Episode

"Hello, Barred Rock Betty here. We left off, at the end of the last episode of As The Coop Turns, wandering if the New Chicks in the Coop would be fully accepted by the Big Girls and could finally sleep soundly within the henhouse, unfettered by protective cages. And here's what happened"
Daytime Chick Intregation went cluckingly well. But night time was a little more worrisome to Ranch Mama because once she shut the door on the coop and went to be in her cozy bed, she would have no clue how the hens and new chicks were getting along, nor could she do anything to rescue them if things went awry.

So, Ranch Mama placed a small rodent cage with all 4 chicks, inside the henhouse. And used this for the first two nights so the hens would get used to seeing the chicks inside their house.
Just want to introduce you to Ranch Mama's most favorite chicken (Hey I though I was her favorite?). Annie is an Ameracauna. She lays pretty blue eggs. Annie was the one chick that, early on, jumped out of her brooder, and looked to have injured herself and seemed on the brink of death. She didn't grow as fast as the other chickens and is now much smaller than most of them. But she's Ranch Mama's girl and is always happy to see her and is as gentle as a kitten. The spot on top of the feeder is her favorite roosting spot. She has claimed it and none of us chickens challenge that. Isn't she pretty?
During the day, the chicks were given free-reign among all the hens inside the coop, with no conflicts at all.
Mr. and Mrs. Cotton and Sid Vicious and Phyllis Diller made themselves quite at home.
Dust mop or chicken? Just a napping Mrs. Cotton.
After the second night sleeping inside the cage among the hens, it was time to allow the chicks to fully integrate with the big girls day and.....night. The process went surprisingly well.
The chicks are very well-behaved and immediately head for the roosts and quickly fall asleep. Sid Vicious sleeps the deepest sleep of all. His head looks like it's fallen off his body.
Everyone preparing for a good night's sleep. And all getting along. yay!
So, in our final episode of 'As The Coop Turns~Chick Integration' we discovered that sometimes animals can do surprising things, and oftentimes they can be opposite of what you humans expect. It's even better when noone is hurt, no blood is shed, no battles ensue, and no tragedies occur. Here at Laughing Orca Ranch, we all sleep good at night.