I do believe my SLW has gone broody. She started setting on the nest almost a week ago.
UNFORTUNATELY, we went away for the HOLIDAY and had somebody collecting our eggs while we were gone. I had my suspicions right before we left.
I figured - - oh well - - we will see if she is still in the mood when we get back.
TODAY - - our first day back - - she wasn't on the nest. Later, I went back to check on everybody AND she was on the nest.
I just thought she was taking a LATE turn at laying her egg for the day. I went back a while later and she was still on the nest, BUT no egg.
TONIGHT, I went back to see if she delivered my egg yet. It is dark and everybody is on the roost EXCEPT her. She is still sitting on the nest.
OK, so I think she is still broody. It has been about a week since I first suspected that she was going broody.
Now, WHAT DO I DO?
Do I give her some eggs to sit on?
Do I need to move her or do I wait and see if she will sit on some eggs ?
Do I just ignore her because a week has already gone by ? ? ?
UNFORTUNATELY, we went away for the HOLIDAY and had somebody collecting our eggs while we were gone. I had my suspicions right before we left.
I figured - - oh well - - we will see if she is still in the mood when we get back.
TODAY - - our first day back - - she wasn't on the nest. Later, I went back to check on everybody AND she was on the nest.
I just thought she was taking a LATE turn at laying her egg for the day. I went back a while later and she was still on the nest, BUT no egg.
TONIGHT, I went back to see if she delivered my egg yet. It is dark and everybody is on the roost EXCEPT her. She is still sitting on the nest.
OK, so I think she is still broody. It has been about a week since I first suspected that she was going broody.
Now, WHAT DO I DO?
Do I give her some eggs to sit on?
Do I need to move her or do I wait and see if she will sit on some eggs ?
Do I just ignore her because a week has already gone by ? ? ?