MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

Ok well, with my previous pattern of waking her, she was eating twice, drinking, pooping, bathng, and flapping with a screech per session, with a session morning and night.

I can't destroy her nest because it's everyone's nest (except for Janet, who's a little flexible about where she lays).

In the past when hens were broody, I put them on the roost at night which is in the henhouse (the nest is not in the henhouse). Two nights of roosting was enough for Peggy to quit. However Peggy fought me so hard I was doing her a cruelty, and that's why I'm trying gentler interventions with Ivy.

For now, I'll return to my previous pattern of ensuring she has time off the nest twice a day for sustenance and bathing.

I think you are ok for a while yet. When it gets to 21 days I would get more aggressive in trying to break her myself. As long as she is healthy I don't think you are doing any harm trying to break her slowly.

 

[BY Bob]

In this photo (5 minutes ago) , I think she'd given up on dust bathing and had switched to sunbathing.

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She truly is beautiful.

 

[BY Bob]

Mel.
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Moon making sure she goes to roost with a full crop.
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Something tells me I've got guest coming.
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Nice of them to ring ahead.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think you are ok for a while yet. When it gets to 21 days I would get more aggressive in trying to break her myself. As long as she is healthy I don't think you are doing any harm trying to break her slowly.

I was thinking that too. I thought if she's still broody at 23 days, I'll put her on the roost at night.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[MaryJanet]

Hi @rjohns39 you just caught me before I put down screens for the evening hope you have a great Tuesday!

 

[BY Bob]

I was thinking that too. I thought if she's still broody at 23 days, I'll put her on the roost at night.

Seems like a solid plan.

 

[Shadrach]

Nolia. She's moulting along with the rest. She's a bit miserable but not making a drama out of it.

 

[Ribh]

Nolia. She's moulting along with the rest. She's a bit miserable but not making a drama out of it.
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They are all such lovely little hens.

 

[LozzyR]

So as I’m not a premium feather member, I’m still getting ads. I just noticed the one on MJ’s thread and I reckon I’m definitely being stalked. It’s for eBay and what are the pictures of? Mostly chicken-related stuff and fancy tea-cups and saucers!