WoeiHaveChicken
In the Brooder
We have 4 hens, 2 rhode island reds, 1 ameraucana, and 1 black copper maran.
One day, at dusk, I was closing the hens into the coop and I saw the black copper maran in the process of laying in the nesting box. I figured since she was already in the coop I'd close the hens in and come back to collect the egg later, once all the chickens were roosted.
It was dark, approximately 3 hours after the sun set, I went back to the coop to collect the egg and the black copper maran was still there! It's like she fell asleep on top of her egg after laying it. I thought that was crazy, she didn't even get up to the roost.
It seems as if the chickens go into a daze once the sun goes down. For example, it's pretty difficult to pet the chickens during the day, and they are sometimes too fast to catch (although, they love receiving treats from us). Once the sun goes down, I can lightly pet them and even pick them up.
What does the darkness do to the chickens? lol
One day, at dusk, I was closing the hens into the coop and I saw the black copper maran in the process of laying in the nesting box. I figured since she was already in the coop I'd close the hens in and come back to collect the egg later, once all the chickens were roosted.
It was dark, approximately 3 hours after the sun set, I went back to the coop to collect the egg and the black copper maran was still there! It's like she fell asleep on top of her egg after laying it. I thought that was crazy, she didn't even get up to the roost.
It seems as if the chickens go into a daze once the sun goes down. For example, it's pretty difficult to pet the chickens during the day, and they are sometimes too fast to catch (although, they love receiving treats from us). Once the sun goes down, I can lightly pet them and even pick them up.
What does the darkness do to the chickens? lol