darnit Sourland!

[KristyHall]

my broody hen won't break form her broodiness. She attacks me when I get near her nest.

i already hatched forty something chicks this year.

knock it off!

 

[sourland]

Give her 2 eggs. Just 2 eggs, please?

I can't help it-- it's my calling. Gritty told me so.

 

[KristyHall]

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that doesn't work. she will actually steal eggs out of the other nests before I get to them. she manages to get them out of the nests and roll them all the way to hers.

darn it leave it to me to have a bird genius that is only smart when it comes to annoying me?

 

[sourland]

She only thinks that she is perpetuating "her" genes. All eggs are "hers."

 

[KristyHall]

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apparently. she also has a heck of a bite on her. i was moving her to mark the eggs and she comes "flying" out of the nest growling , flapping and biting. I fled the coup in fear for my life! well not that afraid but I do have a bruise now.

 

[sourland]

That'll teach ya to mess with her "kids."

 

[KristyHall]

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somehow some way this is all your fault

 

[EweSheep]

I had one, jeez, pecked the living daylights out of me. It was the black Amerc pullet that I sold to Ducklover......she was one little mean cuss of a broody! Left me bruises trying to collect the darn eggs!

 

[KristyHall]

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you can blame that on sourland too

 

[EweSheep]

Now I got a very nice broody right now, her "babies" are due Friday or Saturday. All she does is cluck and pops very loud but not threatening.