- Sep 9, 2008
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It doesnt seem like my chickens like me taking their eggs.. They are not sitting on them and they are letting me take them without any troubles , instead they are pecking at me whenever i pet them now, and just today our Blacksex somewhat ran at my wife and either tried to attack her or jump for the eggs.. ( she did however just come out from laying it probably 45 secs tops) This behavior has started recently. Its almost like they know I take their eggs. lol
They dont eat the eggs, and during the week the eggs can sit in the nest all day while im at work and when I get home they are not sitting on them, not broken, perfect eggs and I can grab them up.. They are cold so I know no ones sitting on them..
Normally the 2 layers (Red&Black) will do their little mating stance infront of me each day and Ill give them a little rub on the back or under the wing, but the red will peck at my hand when I touch her now, she still stirkes the pose but just doesnt want me to pet her??? dunno
Also sometimes when Im checking for eggs they will come in and start screaming at me, I figure they either want out of the pen to freerange like they normally do after we get the eggs, or theyre telling me to get out! they are not in the coop when I look for eggs, they are in the pen, so it takes them walking in the coop to yell at me. This is rare though, not as often as me getting pecked while petting.
anyways Im hoping this is some sort of "Hey that took work, why are you taking it" complex over them going broody, any tips or ideas to curb this? Thanks
They dont eat the eggs, and during the week the eggs can sit in the nest all day while im at work and when I get home they are not sitting on them, not broken, perfect eggs and I can grab them up.. They are cold so I know no ones sitting on them..
Normally the 2 layers (Red&Black) will do their little mating stance infront of me each day and Ill give them a little rub on the back or under the wing, but the red will peck at my hand when I touch her now, she still stirkes the pose but just doesnt want me to pet her??? dunno
Also sometimes when Im checking for eggs they will come in and start screaming at me, I figure they either want out of the pen to freerange like they normally do after we get the eggs, or theyre telling me to get out! they are not in the coop when I look for eggs, they are in the pen, so it takes them walking in the coop to yell at me. This is rare though, not as often as me getting pecked while petting.
anyways Im hoping this is some sort of "Hey that took work, why are you taking it" complex over them going broody, any tips or ideas to curb this? Thanks