MJ's little flock

[RoyalChick]

It was very toasty under her tummy

She is thinking that your legs will hatch under her and she is contemplating how she will cope with such odd looking chickens!!

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning all.

Good morning Bob Have a fantastic Friday

 

[MaryJanet]

Nice and Toasty under there I bet. She looks like a wonderful little rug. How long does she stay like that?

It varies depending on how much I bug her. 5-10 minutes. If she weren't in a deep trance it would not happen. I can say there are no mites or lice on her.

 

[MaryJanet]

She is thinking that your legs will hatch under her and she is contemplating how she will cope with such odd looking chickens!!

She thought i was the mummy but it turns out I'm the baby. Vert strange! Most unexkepted.

 

[MaryJanet]

It varies depending on how much I bug her. 5-10 minutes. If she weren't in a deep trance it would not happen. I can say there are no mites or lice on her.

It's very reassuring to know she's eating and drinking twice a day. And i think she's happy sitting most of the day and night.

 

[MaryJanet]

The 19th was Ivy's first day of trying to be a mummy. Today's the 26th, so we are one week in. She's taking a lot of pecking from her flock, all of whom are rather stressed out by the disruption to the tranquility.

I'm handling it just fine though. No problems at all.

I'm going to try an additional step. I've got an old laundry basket that used to be a nest box. I'm going to fill it with bedding and transfer Ivy to it once she's slipped back into her trance. Then I can relocate her to a safer environment until another snack time rolls around. That way the other hens can have full use of their nest and Ivy will be even safer from foxes at night.

 

[MaryJanet]

Oops! I keep forgetting to take breakfast snaps.

Half-eaten pile of Ivy's eggs, with tea in the cup Aunty Cathy gave me.

 

[MaryJanet]

That's me told.

I thought Janet hadn't been laying! Found 7 eggs in a nest in the long grasses. No wonder she's been so cranky.

 

[Ribh]

That's me told.

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I thought Janet hadn't been laying! Found 7 eggs in a nest in the long grasses. No wonder she's been so cranky.

Oh, gosh. They're all quitting on you!

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks