MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

I'm relieved. And I'm glad she knows what to do because I'd rather let nature take its course (to the extent possible in a backyard) than intervene.

It is not great fun to lift a chicken off a nest box for 20 straight days I'll tell you that.

 

[BY Bob]

On her way to see Father Christmas maybe?

Let me check the date.

 

[BY Bob]

Let me check the date.

Nope. 1/26/20.

Maybe she was wet on a below freezing night and I needed to blow dry her? Possibly her and Maleficent breached contain and were running loose in the house.

I really do not remember that.

 

[MaryJanet]

It is not great fun to lift a chicken off a nest box for 20 straight days I'll tell you that.

I'm worried about her body clock. I don't want her to feel out of whack when she sees herself as having a job to do.

And I'm worried about her eating more than she needs, which'd not be good with her liver.

 

[MaryJanet]

Nope. 1/26/20.

Maybe she was wet on a below freezing night and I needed to blow dry her? Possibly her and Maleficent breached contain and were running loose in the house.

I really do not remember that.

That's a cold month, so it probably was something to do with keeping her dry and warm.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm worried about her body clock. I don't want her to feel out of whack when she sees herself as having a job to do.

And I'm worried about her eating more than she needs, which'd not be good with her liver.

I do not see how she could eat more than she needs only eating once a day. I think they lose weight when brooding. The idea is that they lose as little as possible.

 

[BY Bob]

That's a cold month, so it probably was something to do with keeping her dry and warm.

There had to be a good reason. I do not just pick them up and bring them in the house. And certainly not lady fiesty!

 

[Shadrach]

Well, after her preen, she flew down from there and had another meal before going back to her eggs.

She must've had a drink before I heard her call out and came running.

She's on it. The second feeding is what some hens miss. It's very important; that and the dust bath.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Shadrach]

It is not great fun to lift a chicken off a nest box for 20 straight days I'll tell you that.

Awwww, It's one of the things I loved about broodies. Even if they got off the nest on their own I used to love watching their interactions with the rest of their tribe and seeing who would call for their rooster when they were up and about.