MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Eep, that’s a stinker! Glad to hear the mister will knock 10 degrees off.

How many eggs are you thinking of getting?

I'm thinking 4.

No one was home just now so I put a note under the door. If I don't hear back from them tomorrow, I'll get eggs from a chap on the backyard poultry forum.

 

[MaryJanet]

Eep, that’s a stinker! Glad to hear the mister will knock 10 degrees off.

How many eggs are you thinking of getting?

The mister really does cool everything down nicely. Except for Mary??

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning/evening MJ and everyone

 

[MaryJanet]

The cool change has arrived and the breeze is wonderful

The hens have perked right up too!

 

[MaryJanet]

Hmmmm I haven't heard a peep from the neighbours with the rooster, so I'll reach out to the chap on the poultry forum and see if he can sell me a small clutch of eggs.

 

[MaryJanet]

OK! I've made contact with the neighbours' daughter Charlise and she's going to call her mum who's gone camping to talk about giving Peggy some eggs.

 

[Shadrach]

Hopefully it turns out a happy experience I don't know much about that rooster's fertility. I don't know much about Peggy's capacity for motherhood. I have no experience of hatching. But if her instincts are as strong as they appear to be, hopefully things will turn out well.

Where are you going to let her sit MJ?

 

[Shadrach]

Tomorrow's forecast is for 38° so I'm thinking it will probably reach 40 at my place. Is that too hot? It will be around 10C cooler with the misting going.

Peggy seems to think now is the time, she's good to go. I'll mix their dinners up then pop down the street for a chat about eggs.

I think up to 35C at the nest site is bearable. Had broodies sit and hatch in that temeperature range in Catalonia. What you will need to do is add extra shade spots for when mum leaves the nest with the chicks. You'll need a few so mum can keep away from thhe other hens if she feels like it.

 

[RoyalChick]

The cool change has arrived and the breeze is wonderful

The hens have perked right up too!

Nice!