I walk to my front yard thinking; I should mow it soon...

[emys]

...when up pops this hen pheasant right in front of me! Startled the heck out of me. Sure enough, I look down at the grass where she was, and there is a nest with one egg in it. The front yard is not fenced. People's dogs are through all the time, plus, I don't think the neighbors would appreciate me not mowing for a few weeks.

Why couldn't she have chosen the back yard? or under one of out bushes? That egg is not going to be hatched by momma hen. Breakfast? or should I try to give it to my silkies? I don't even know how many days to incubate a pheasant egg. Guess I'll have to look that up.

 

[twinlights]

My vote is put it under a silky!
But I know nothing about hatching pheasants!

 

[holachicka]

Put it under the silkie!!! How neat!

 

[Over Easy in Adna]

BYC just locked down a thread in the Turkey section about someone that 'relocated' a few wild turkey eggs. You might want to rethink this before you admit on the internet that you are willing to commit a crime.

 

[emys]

Hmmm ... You mean It would be a crime to mow my yard...I like that!!!

 

[teach1rusl]

Quote:

Hey...saves gas.

 

[emys]

Actually, none of my Silkies is broody right now. I just got done breaking them of that. All except for this one:

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[crazyaboutchickens]

i ,personally havn't mowed my lawn in 4 years.

Hey , it's true. more stuff for my free range chickens anyway