Especially when she has NO clue what she's doing. She's 27 weeks old tomorrow.
She's been in and out of the nest box since last night, up, down, pace, pant, up, down, in, out, pant, screech, up, scratch, down, pant, up, scratch, down.......
I've been checking every half hour or so since 7 this morning, it's like watching someone in labor! I was so hoping to have an egg from her before I left for the afternoon so I would know for sure if she will be laying blue eggs or not (this changes her living arrangements)
4 of the silkies in the pen have already laid today, leaving one more silkie, my big EE and Neo, the one we are waiting on, an ee/silkie mix. Seven (the EE) is getting really impatient, she wants to hurry up and lay hers as well and of course they all want to use the same box.
This is the little one we were on the fence about for so long, we decided a little while back that it was a her because she just never grew in 'dude' feathers even though her legs are HUGE and she acts like a roo.
Neo:
Couple hours old after I had to hatch her myself
9 weeks old:
16 weeks
24 weeks
I leave in a half hour.... going to check again.....
She's been in and out of the nest box since last night, up, down, pace, pant, up, down, in, out, pant, screech, up, scratch, down, pant, up, scratch, down.......
I've been checking every half hour or so since 7 this morning, it's like watching someone in labor! I was so hoping to have an egg from her before I left for the afternoon so I would know for sure if she will be laying blue eggs or not (this changes her living arrangements)
This is the little one we were on the fence about for so long, we decided a little while back that it was a her because she just never grew in 'dude' feathers even though her legs are HUGE and she acts like a roo.
Neo:
Couple hours old after I had to hatch her myself
9 weeks old:
16 weeks
24 weeks
I leave in a half hour.... going to check again.....
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