okay, went outside and changed the hay/straw around in the nesting box. As soon as I did that, white fluff, jumped in and started trying to lay an egg for me! LOL
I'll have to go back out there to grab them soon. I got the goats fed, and took the dogs around all the animals. My dog lulu likes to bow and jump at the chickens, to make them scatter. She doesn't chase them, but it amuses her to watch them jump around. LOL
She ignores them when she's in the coop/kennel with them or in their free range area.
I talked to the guy who's got turkeys, he's got ducks and turkey's set to hatch next week, so I think i'll be getting 8-10 turkey poults from him and 6-8 ducks. (he said he had some random chickens due to hatch too, so he might throw in a few random things for the kids based on what hatches by shipping time.) I'm kind of excited. I have one more kennel I can setup behind the shed for them until they are full grown, then they can free range 90% of the day once they are closer to full grown. I don't see them wandering off but we will see..
Edited to add : I think I'll use my new incubator to try a second batch (larger) of RIR and silkies. We shall see.