Ms. B and the Chickie Gate

We made a little gate with some chicken wire, to stop the chickens from coming down the stairs and pooping all over the patio.  Here you can see the gate, and the ladies:

Ms. Butterscotch, on the left, has now figured out how to hop down, onto the steps, and then hop back up.

So she only does it every once in awhile -- and she doesn't go very far (because I haven't seen poop on the patio).  So I'm not sure what she's thinking when she does it.

But as you can see, from the first picture, Ms. Oreo is "thinking" about doing the same thing.