Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

Oh, help!
Chavi has been accumulating eggs ~ far too many for her to cover, so I removed a couple. She will still have a staggered hatch if she manages to hatch any at all but she's such a dipstick I was pretty much resigned to having another disaster on my hands.
Chavi was bad enough. Chavi & Tootsie was a flea circus
but now Ha'penny has joined the broody band!
I have no idea how many eggs are in there now. I'm loath to disturb Ha'penny, especially so early in her sit, as she's super skittish @ the best of times & has got worse now we have a rooster.
All this I could roll my eyes @ because we all know my girls are mad as hatters, & let it play out, but I have organised to go down to Brisbane to see the grands before school resumes just as these eggs are due to break shell! My house sitter is brilliant with the cats but knows next to nothing about chickens. At 8 Ha'penny may not get another chance to raise chicks & she has tried @ least once every year I've had her so it seems cruel to deprive her yet again when @ least she is sitting somewhere accessible & that *I* deem satisfactory. Just @ the moment I can't think why I thought keeping chickens was a good idea..
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Have faith. They are better at hatching than we are. They will learn with each hatch and get better at it each time. I have always been present but have never done anything when they hatch.

 

[BY Bob]

On a lighter note...
I have my 1st waterlily flower.
So pretty!
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That's beautiful.

 

[Ribh]

Have faith. They are better at hatching than we are. They will learn with each hatch and get better at it each time. I have always been present but have never done anything when they hatch.

Theoretically~ yes. I didn't interfere last time, though naturally I was curious. I would feel better if I was actually going to be here, but I won't. I wasn't counting on anyone but Chavi sitting & as I'd put her down as a hit & miss, it would be the luck of the draw. Ha'penny is another matter entirely. She's one hen who really deserves to raise her own brood.

 

[Ribh]

That's beautiful.

Isn't it lovely?! I wouldn't normally have chosen pink but it's variegated & I am so pleased with it!

 

[BY Bob]

Theoretically~ yes. I didn't interfere last time, though naturally I was curious. I would feel better if I was actually going to be here, but I won't. I wasn't counting on anyone but Chavi sitting & as I'd put her down as a hit & miss, it would be the luck of the draw. Ha'penny is another matter entirely. She's one hen who really deserves to raise her own brood.

I know how you feel. I'm hopeful to hatch again next year but we will see if anyone steps up. I want to add more youth to the tribe with 3 out of 5 over 5 years old now.

 

[BY Bob]

Isn't it lovely?! I wouldn't normally have chosen pink but it's variegated & I am so pleased with it!

It's gorgeous. Well done!

 

[MaryJanet]

On a lighter note...
I have my 1st waterlily flower.
So pretty!
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A stunner!

Pink's not for everyone, but I love it!

 

[BDutch]

I have no idea how many eggs are in there now. I'm loath to disturb Ha'penny, especially so early in her sit, as she's super skittish @ the best of times & has got worse now we have a rooster.

Good luck with the broodies!

I definitely would take all the hens off and mark all eggs. They return within 40 minutes if they are broody and no harm is done in this stage of brooding.

Check every day for new eggs and get the new ones out if you don’t want a nasty staggered hatch.

P.S.
Do you want yo know the reason why I think we humans should interfere with broodies in a coop? Because in nature a hen searches a nesting place outside in a secret spot. The broody hen stops laying eggs. There are no hens that lay more eggs in the nest or interfere. With a hidden nest there is no real need to control.

 

[Shadrach]

Oh, help!
Chavi has been accumulating eggs ~ far too many for her to cover, so I removed a couple. She will still have a staggered hatch if she manages to hatch any at all but she's such a dipstick I was pretty much resigned to having another disaster on my hands.
Chavi was bad enough. Chavi & Tootsie was a flea circus
but now Ha'penny has joined the broody band!
I have no idea how many eggs are in there now. I'm loath to disturb Ha'penny, especially so early in her sit, as she's super skittish @ the best of times & has got worse now we have a rooster.
All this I could roll my eyes @ because we all know my girls are mad as hatters, & let it play out, but I have organised to go down to Brisbane to see the grands before school resumes just as these eggs are due to break shell! My house sitter is brilliant with the cats but knows next to nothing about chickens. At 8 Ha'penny may not get another chance to raise chicks & she has tried @ least once every year I've had her so it seems cruel to deprive her yet again when @ least she is sitting somewhere accessible & that *I* deem satisfactory. Just @ the moment I can't think why I thought keeping chickens was a good idea..
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One should always questions ones sanity when keeping chickens.

 

[fuentemoon]

Happy New Year Ribh!