Finally!!!

[Appytaz]

I finally have one of my free range hens nesting in the garage where I can actually get to her eggs! I was soooo excited to find where she was nesting and was able to gather up her little nest and move it to an area I could easily get to daily. I left her one egg in there and marked it - and what do ya know - it worked!!! She laid another one in the new box. I was so excited! We have a large 2 car dettached garage that I use for storage and my horse "stuff" (feed room/tack room) and the hay is stored in there also - so we just leave the garage door up high enough for the cats to come and go from. Well Ethel found the hay and decided it was a perfect nest! Now if I can only keep the cats out of the chicken's nest! Both cats where piled up in it - with the egg under them! I can't wait to get home tonight to see if it worked a 2nd day

 

[tfpets]

Thats cute! I hope you keep finding the eggs. What would happen if the cats hatched the eggs? Oh, maybe you dont have a rooster, though? Congrats on settling her down though!
Tina/tfpets

 

[Appytaz]

Yes we have a rooster! The other hen is a better hider of her eggs. She has been MIA for about a week when I finally found out where she was staying. I have decided to just let her hatch hers this time and give the chicks away. Then hopefully we can get her nesting with Ethel. (and the cats)

 

[newchicks]

Would love to see a picture of the cats in the nest....sooooo cute! If you can post us a picture.

 

[Appytaz]

I will have to get a pic of them in the nest tonight.

Day 2 with another egg - and the one cat sitting in the nest with it!

 

[debilorrah]

I have two chickens that lay at the same time each day, and they both fight over THE nest - never mind we have five others available for them.