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After the egg forms, if the hen is dissatisfied with her choices of where to lay the egg, can she reabsorb the egg, or is it unstoppable once armed?

Great info thanks for posting it!

Quote:Originally Posted by ivan3 If anyone can run down any research on preferential expression of exogenous pigments in neoptile feathering of Gallus Domesticus, please post.Uhm, isnt that the same thing that I said... show off

Wow! I'm so unoriginalChristmas storyCharlie Brown ChristmasI will however mention a couple that rarely get mentioned and are worth watching."The Bear who slept through Christmas"And "Twas the night before Christmas"-...

Grats Don!

Cute momma and chicks Quote:Originally Posted by lyndatu I like broody mother hens!Is there any other breed that is broody aside from silkies? One of my Australorps is 32 weeks old, broody and sitting on eggs.Dominiques are also...

Agreed, I never had my box blocked off, I just shooed them out when they went in, and once they established their roosting positions, there was no problem.I will say however, that my chickens did'nt accept golfballs as eggs, they just...

I say, of someone tells you it's "just a bird" share with them the joy you feel and just give them "the Bird"