Time to play

Rocket and Rebella (she rebels) laid their eggs and then went out for recess.

Just before sundown we usually let the six hens out to play. They have a large enough chicken run, but after scratching there all day they appreciate flowers and greenery wherever they can find it -- in this case, on the deck.

The moment the sun drops they all head up the ramp (steep) into their coop for the night. They always head up that ramp when the sun drops, thus the expression, "when chickens go home to roost." They jump up onto the roost inside their coop - always.