Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

19! Ten of which were Edwina's.
And here's me complaining that they weren't laying....

I did the same once when it was Janet hiding her eggs

Today, she broke the hex on the wine barrel nest and deposited a lovely brown egg in there for me

 

[Marie2020]

I did not think of this but I would avoid doing chicks in the winter. Of course my winters are worse than yours. If you can be patient hen raised chicks are smarter chickens. Likely you would have to wait for spring though.

Yes, I should have added this, because that's my intention

A solar door is my next big challenge. I'm praying someone here can help me with this. Our winters can become very severe and they have the run beneath their coop.

 

[RoyalChick]

I have not been getting many eggs. Quite often I will hear the escort call and when I go expectantly out to the nest box I am disappointed.

Edwina has been doing a lot of calling in the last few weeks but no brown eggs have appeared.

Today I was in the garden and saw Edwina stalking purposefully down the path calling but she wasn't coming from the direction of the coop.

I know, it's obvious in hindsight. I got youngest to look under their favourite bush.
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I feel such a fool

There are now 4 fake eggs in the nest boxes.

That is quite a stash!

 

[RoyalChick]

That's quite a stash they built up!

SHRA. Tax - Diana on my chair.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Happy Mugshot Monday from Edwina the egg stasher.

 

[BY Bob]

I have not been getting many eggs. Quite often I will hear the escort call and when I go expectantly out to the nest box I am disappointed.

Edwina has been doing a lot of calling in the last few weeks but no brown eggs have appeared.

Today I was in the garden and saw Edwina stalking purposefully down the path calling but she wasn't coming from the direction of the coop.

I know, it's obvious in hindsight. I got youngest to look under their favourite bush.
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I feel such a fool

There are now 4 fake eggs in the nest boxes.

At least now you know.

 

[BY Bob]

Wow! Mine are such fussy girls, they wouldn’t lay anywhere except their nests because I’m guessing they’d find it dirty. Such snobs I own.

Count yourself lucky. There are several spots around my yard they have chosen to use at times.

 

[BY Bob]

SHRA. Tax - Diana on my chair.

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It's nice to see your chair outside the Chicken Palace. I've been trying to envision your set up for a while now.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Mugshot Monday from Edwina the egg stasher.
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Wonderful photo! Do try to not be bitter. They were only doing what comes naturally to them.

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday