MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Teamwork!

The hens are doing all the heavy lifting!

 

[MaryJanet]

One of the legbars.
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The legbars group. They do mix with the other hens and even seem to quite like one or two of them but when they relax it's almost always in their group.

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Are any of the hens on the sick list still laying?

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm very pleased with Mary. This is the first time she sat for long enough to hatch chicks. That means there's two capable broodies in the tribe and two aunties.

Mary has a higher ranking than Ivy and she's a year older, so perhaps she ought to be given first shot at hatching. It might help the tribe establish better chick raising habits.

And, with the rooster up the street, I could have quite easy access to fertile eggs

 

[BY Bob]

It's a little scary and apocalyptic but only at first.

That is quite a description. I can almost feel it.

 

[BY Bob]

Mary update. After sitting for about 30 minutes in the opened up little coop, she got up and is right now picking up a few snacks.

I think you did it! Smoothly and without gymnastics. Well done by everyone involved.

 

[BY Bob]

The hens are doing all the heavy lifting!

Those are true friends trying to help her out.

 

[MaryJanet]

That is quite a description. I can almost feel it.

It's how loud a swarm is that makes it frightening.

 

[MaryJanet]

It's how loud a swarm is that makes it frightening.

When you think about it it's a bee sound multiplied by 300-500 (I guess). So it makes sense that a swarm is quite loud.

 

[fuentemoon]

When you think about it it's a bee sound multiplied by 300-500 (I guess). So it makes sense that a swarm is quite loud.

When it happened at our house we were all outside for some reason or other (husband, housemate and I,) when all the sudden there were tons of insects everywhere. All kinds of bugs of every kind, then we heard the buzzing and saw bees and more bees until the whole middle of the tree was covered. I guess they drove everyone else out at least temporarily. We just stood there at watched stunned. Took 15-20 min. They moved into the hollow and lived there until the tree broke years later.

 

[MaryJanet]

When it happened at our house we were all outside for some reason or other (husband, housemate and I,) when all the sudden there were tons of insects everywhere. All kinds of bugs of every kind, then we heard the buzzing and saw bees and more bees until the whole middle of the tree was covered. I guess they drove everyone else out at least temporarily. We just stood there at watched stunned. Took 15-20 min. They moved into the hollow and lived there until the tree broke years later.

I love that they moved into your tree!