Morning report.
Dotty, the single dot chick, did not recover over the night. So sadly she's/he's gone.
Bar was with the chicks in the main coop, happy. Though the male has escaped and is squawking in the run right now. I'm not going to intervene as that went badly last time. Chances are somebody will escort him back to the nest.
Poor Cochine made it through the night on her new nest only to have Creme push her off to lay eggs. That's the problem. Cochine is a lower order hen and gets pushed off easily, which is why she got the "what the heck" nest. I didn't expect her to go the distance....but maybe she will. We will see if she returns to her new nest or the old one. I'll have to check later today. She tried the main coop but Bar pushed her out.
Brownie, sweet Brownie, is like a statue in her corner nest. I'll have to check on her later today to see if I hear new peeps with her. That will more likely be tomorrow. She has food and water nearby.
Wish this year had a lot less drama. It's hard to hobble around on a sprained ankle and keep the squabbling hens taken care of.
Oh well....I've had such great experiences in the past with main coop hatching, of course there are those years when the chemistry of the hens is such that drama abounds.
Sadly we had to tear down my old brooding hutch (before it fell down). I have a new coop, but it's for my brown line of chickens not designated broody hutch. I may just have to have a designated hutch again...which would be my left split hutch where Brownie is. I'll have to reorganize things again for next time.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
LofMc
Dotty, the single dot chick, did not recover over the night. So sadly she's/he's gone.
Bar was with the chicks in the main coop, happy. Though the male has escaped and is squawking in the run right now. I'm not going to intervene as that went badly last time. Chances are somebody will escort him back to the nest.
Poor Cochine made it through the night on her new nest only to have Creme push her off to lay eggs. That's the problem. Cochine is a lower order hen and gets pushed off easily, which is why she got the "what the heck" nest. I didn't expect her to go the distance....but maybe she will. We will see if she returns to her new nest or the old one. I'll have to check later today. She tried the main coop but Bar pushed her out.
Brownie, sweet Brownie, is like a statue in her corner nest. I'll have to check on her later today to see if I hear new peeps with her. That will more likely be tomorrow. She has food and water nearby.
Wish this year had a lot less drama. It's hard to hobble around on a sprained ankle and keep the squabbling hens taken care of.
Oh well....I've had such great experiences in the past with main coop hatching, of course there are those years when the chemistry of the hens is such that drama abounds.
Sadly we had to tear down my old brooding hutch (before it fell down). I have a new coop, but it's for my brown line of chickens not designated broody hutch. I may just have to have a designated hutch again...which would be my left split hutch where Brownie is. I'll have to reorganize things again for next time.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
LofMc