Hooray! Olympia, our Australorp and very consistent broody, is finally setting! We hoped she would go broody this year so we could give her some fertile eggs to hatch. (She went broody twice last summer, but we discouraged her as we had no eggs for her to hatch.) She's so funny. She puffs herself up like a screaming black beach ball! It's hilarious to watch. So far we have her sitting on Delaware and Welsummer eggs, both purebred and shipped from people on BYC, I believe. Our Blue Orps should arrive on Tuesday, but we gave her the Delawares and Welsummers anyway because we wanted to make sure they didn't go bad. This is our (and her) first time hatching eggs and we're really excited! I'm joining a poultry division of 4-H and I hope to show the chicks next year.
Here's some pics of Olympia. Pardon her bare belly, she plucked it to increase contact with the eggs.
The funny thing is that now all the other hens want to lay their eggs near her broody-cage inside the coop and some make broody noises. I think it's probably because Lympy is the lead hen.
Here's some pics of Olympia. Pardon her bare belly, she plucked it to increase contact with the eggs.
The funny thing is that now all the other hens want to lay their eggs near her broody-cage inside the coop and some make broody noises. I think it's probably because Lympy is the lead hen.
