Change of plans

[Auntiejessi3]

Don't you love that feeling?! I always have to quickly take a picture before the chickens mess up all my hard work.

Yep! I hate doing it, but love the gratification! It was so humid this morning, I was dripping sweat!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

A Robin made a nest by one of my flower pots on the front deck and look what I saw today The pic isn't great because I stay far away and zoomed in, but that egg is crazy blue!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I was mistaken, it's a northern mocking bird nesting there, she now has 3 eggs! I read it only takes 12-13 days before they hatch, then they leave the nest 12-13 days after that. I can't wait to see this process unfold!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I am going to do 1 last candle this weekend, then I'll put both sets of eggs in lockdown Tues (Marans due the 9th, Mixed incubator, the 10th) Whatever Marans hatch in the incubator I'll give to Onyx to go with the ones she's already on.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Had an unfortunate mishap yesterday. So Betty still refuses to let Langdon breed her, she stays far away from him. Yesterday, Onyx took her broody break and Betty went in her nest to lay, Langdon went over there dancing and clucking for her and she bolted out of the nest resulting in all of the eggs (4) getting broke besides 1. After work I cleaned the nest box and filled it back up with hay and took the remaining, unscathed egg and put it in the incubator with the others. She is perfectly content sitting on golf balls until I give her these chicks. 7 days to go

 

[wrathsfarm]

Had an unfortunate mishap yesterday. So Betty still refuses to let Langdon need her, she stays far away from him. Yesterday, Onyx took her broody break and Betty went in her nest to lay, Langdon went over there dancing and clucking for her and she bolted out of the nest resulting in all of the eggs (4) getting broke besides 1. After work I cleaned the nest box and filled it back up with hay and took the remaining, unscathed egg and put it in the incubator with the others. She is perfectly content sitting on golf balls until I give her these chicks. 7 days to go

Oh that's a shame. It's good you've got chicks hatching soon for her.
I should of timed Copper with a hatch but wasn't thinking. I do have Lil Jessie's hatch timed with the Brinsea just in case, but her 8 eggs are still going strong.
Hopefully I just didn't jinx myself.

 

[WingItRanch]

Thankfully she sounds like she's committed to those golf balls so hopefully she'll accept the incubator chicks!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Oh that's a shame. It's good you've got chicks hatching soon for her.
I should of timed Copper with a hatch but wasn't thinking. I do have Lil Jessie's hatch timed with the Brinsea just in case, but her 8 eggs are still going strong.
Hopefully I just didn't jinx myself.

I've never had a problem like this, but did decide to only give her so many of the Marans eggs and leave the rest in the incubator, I'm glad I did! The 6 in the incubator looked good last time I candled, I'm gonna check again tonight.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Thankfully she sounds like she's committed to those golf balls so hopefully she'll accept the incubator chicks!

She's a great broody! She hatched 3 batches of chicks last year and raised the Wheaten Marans, which came from Meyers. She is as dependable as it gets!