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I, too, am an organizer. I am the only organizer in the family - - - CRAZY
CRAZY - - - dealing with a bunch of people who have no concept of TIME !
I left my broody with the flock until about day 16. Then I separated her from the rest. NOW, during the 16 days she was with the flock, I had to check her everyday. She stole other chickens eggs and added them to her clutch. PLUS, when she got down to get a drink or eat, others would hop up there and lay their egg in her nest.
So, she may not like you touching her eggs - - BUT she will get over it and it won't hurt anything !
I sooo can relate to being the only Organizer and that others have no concept of time!!!!!!! - Maybe a woman thing????????
I was interested to hear about your Broody math ace - My girl did exactly what yours did. I had her with the other girls for a longtime into her brood. It was crazy really as I had two hens Broody at the same time. Bertha stole her eggs and put them in her own nest and also the others layed in the nest when Bertha went for a strole. Gerty tried to steal the nest and then after a few hours would get bored and walk off and the eggs would go cold. When Elly the other broody died Bertha got all her eggs and was sitting on loads about 15-18 eggs and I had no idea who layed them or when??? After one exploded on Berthas bottom I took her out of the pen and put her on her own in the small run. She didn;t like me taking the eggs but I had to as they and she was covered in gone off exploded egg. In the end I took a cloth and warm water and washed them and her and then put them in another nest and put her in with that nest in a very small coop she had no option but to sit right back down. We did get 4 live chicks out of the 6 eggs we left for her.
Tonopah - wow I would be soooo scared of snakes - your a braver girl than I am!!!!!!!! I am really scared of snakes and spiders. I am soooo glad we don;t get ahlf the wildlife you have over there.
Well my Dh just took Jessica out in the car for a bit. She has screamed none stop all morning and my head is away. I am going to fix a really big coffee and sit for a while until they come back. Hopefully the car will send the little might to sleep. -
The parcil man came today with a big lazy boy game chair hubby has been getting them for the lads for Christmas - I can soooo relate to oversized men furniture!!!! Anyhow I did ask the Parcil man if I put her in a box would he take her with him but he said his kids were grown and he was way past that stage so no luck there?
I am soooooo hoping she will sleep a bit once she gets back.
Oesdog - have a nice day girls - I am sooo going to enjoy this coffee. I think I will make it with a load of froth on the top! May be some chocolate too??
I, too, am an organizer. I am the only organizer in the family - - - CRAZY
I left my broody with the flock until about day 16. Then I separated her from the rest. NOW, during the 16 days she was with the flock, I had to check her everyday. She stole other chickens eggs and added them to her clutch. PLUS, when she got down to get a drink or eat, others would hop up there and lay their egg in her nest.
So, she may not like you touching her eggs - - BUT she will get over it and it won't hurt anything !
I sooo can relate to being the only Organizer and that others have no concept of time!!!!!!! - Maybe a woman thing????????
I was interested to hear about your Broody math ace - My girl did exactly what yours did. I had her with the other girls for a longtime into her brood. It was crazy really as I had two hens Broody at the same time. Bertha stole her eggs and put them in her own nest and also the others layed in the nest when Bertha went for a strole. Gerty tried to steal the nest and then after a few hours would get bored and walk off and the eggs would go cold. When Elly the other broody died Bertha got all her eggs and was sitting on loads about 15-18 eggs and I had no idea who layed them or when??? After one exploded on Berthas bottom I took her out of the pen and put her on her own in the small run. She didn;t like me taking the eggs but I had to as they and she was covered in gone off exploded egg. In the end I took a cloth and warm water and washed them and her and then put them in another nest and put her in with that nest in a very small coop she had no option but to sit right back down. We did get 4 live chicks out of the 6 eggs we left for her.
Tonopah - wow I would be soooo scared of snakes - your a braver girl than I am!!!!!!!! I am really scared of snakes and spiders. I am soooo glad we don;t get ahlf the wildlife you have over there.
Well my Dh just took Jessica out in the car for a bit. She has screamed none stop all morning and my head is away. I am going to fix a really big coffee and sit for a while until they come back. Hopefully the car will send the little might to sleep. -
The parcil man came today with a big lazy boy game chair hubby has been getting them for the lads for Christmas - I can soooo relate to oversized men furniture!!!! Anyhow I did ask the Parcil man if I put her in a box would he take her with him but he said his kids were grown and he was way past that stage so no luck there?
I am soooooo hoping she will sleep a bit once she gets back.
Oesdog - have a nice day girls - I am sooo going to enjoy this coffee. I think I will make it with a load of froth on the top! May be some chocolate too??
