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    Stuck in a 'broody' cycle or just plain lazy? (or possibly mental)

    Thanks Debbie! Yes, I'd read that silkies are particularly notorious with regards broody beligerance. These girls may identify as Silkies, I should ask them ... ;) We definitely need an alternative pen to sequester them, am working on that logic now. Was thinking I'd separate them for a few...
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    G'day! Not so newby Chicken host, feeder and essentially slave

    Get chickens, they said. They'll be a delight, they said. Think of the freshness and quality of the eggs, they said ... hmm. I'll admit the above did turn out to be true, in addition to them being destructors of gardens, lazy at laying, freeloaders (something they didn't say)... ;-) Joking...
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    Stuck in a 'broody' cycle or just plain lazy? (or possibly mental)

    We took in 2 young Australorp hens in early April 2023. They were from a neighbours flock and just about at point of lay. We had an existing hen (Kath) and a rooster (Jackie Chan) already in situ and the new girls (Kylie and Dannii) settled in pretty quickly under the tutelage of Kath and JC...
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