Most of the chickens ran outside this morning when I opened the chicken door. I let them out then go inside to do chores. This morning as I was filling the feed can a few of the ladies came in to inspect what I was doing. They’re not hungry. The feeder is never empty. They just don’t want to miss out on an opportunity to eat from the top of the feeder while it sits on the floor.

You will notice that the girl in the left foreground has a nylon tie on her leg. We identify the different groups in our flock with one or more nylon ties on their legs. This year’s RTLs have a black band on their left leg. This helps us keep track of who is oldest so that we can rotate out a few of the oldest birds each year as we replace them with younger birds.