Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Polish are #1

The polish eggs are here. They are in a container point down. There are actually 7 eggs and no easily visible cracks.

The Orpington eggs are not here yet.

We are at a week of them being broody already. @RebeccaBoyd @rural mouse do I need to worry about the ladies giving up on the hatch before they are done? Will they sit for 28 days?

 

[BY Bob]

Princess said, get a load of this Bob View attachment 3861066

Be still my heart.

 

[BY Bob]

And we now have 3 pips. I think it is a Poppet egg. Multi-tasking here at it's finest. Sweep a minute, stare at the incubator for 5. Mop the swept spot, stare at the incubator.

How can you work at all? I'm a mess and I just have eggs on the counter.

 

[BY Bob]

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Never gets old.

 

[notabitail]

Never gets old.

And it won't shake dust where you don't want it.

 

[BY Bob]

Never say never, Feather. They keep telling me Campines don't go broody but my girl tries @ least once every season & she always has @ least 20 eggs hidden away.

You really should let her hatch. Maybe more Campines for you

 

[BY Bob]

And it won't shake dust where you don't want it.

Neither will a silkie.

 

[Ribh]

You really should let her hatch. Maybe more Campines for you

Maybe when I'm somewhere permanent. And I can contain them. Any chicks Ha'Penny raises are bound to be totally feral.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Polish are #1

The polish eggs are here. They are in a container point down. There are actually 7 eggs and no easily visible cracks.

View attachment 3861111

The Orpington eggs are not here yet.

We are at a week of them being broody already. @RebeccaBoyd @rural mouse do I need to worry about the ladies giving up on the hatch before they are done? Will they sit for 28 days?

None of us can answer this question. It is up to your girls. Odds are in your favor that they have already sat for a week on dud eggs. They are committed. Now, I have known of broody hens giving up after only 2 weeks so the chance of them stopping is there.

We are not going to worry about that right now. Right now we worry about the orpington eggs arriving safe and sound. After that, it is a day at a time. We are going to worry about your girls getting up and eating and drinking and pooping. If one girl quits, well there is nothing that could have been done. If she quits though, by having 2 broody girls set at the same time all is not lost. Give the other girl the eggs. If both quit, that is a bridge we will cross when we come to it.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

How can you work at all? I'm a mess and I just have eggs on the counter.

Dishes are done, floors swept and mopped and laundry is going. I am done for the day. Now, I have my tv on in the living room and I am going to sit and stalk the eggs.