Ribh's D'Coopage

[Shadrach]

What does "get bombed out" mean please Shad?

Made to leave; usually by force.

 

[Shadrach]

Three empty nesting boxes...
....but wait! One of those nesting boxes looks a lot more shadowy than the others...
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Hang on, is that a face?
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Edwina is not going to let a vicious broody keep her from laying an egg in her favourite spot!
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Love the last picture.

 

[Shadrach]

Tribe 2.

 

[MaryJanet]

2 hens in one box never fails to crack me up.

It's a very popular choice at our house, especially when folks are on the brood.

 

[Ribh]

It's a very popular choice at our house, especially when folks are on the brood.

Sisters share here ~ unless someone has eggs of course then it's 1st in best dressed.

 

[MaryJanet]

Speaking of broodies...
The egg is Morrigu's.
Morrigu is sitting on her egg.
Soda is sitting on Morrigu because Morrigu has the egg.

It was a very tight squish in there!


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Ribh, I think this shot needs to be in the caption contest!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Funnies for every one!!!

 

[MaryJanet]

Funnies for every one!!!

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You're on a roll!! I am LOVING these chickeny memes

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

It has to be a control thing of some kind. She is exercising control over the flock. Maybe she has lost control over something else and is making herself feel better by exerting control in this fashion. What do you think?

Hmmm Interesting suggestion.
The only thing I can think of is that she hasn't laid an egg for about 10 months.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Is she at the bottom of the pecking order? Everybody in the flock demonstrated their displeasure with Sydney when she was broody by pecking at her. This is one of the reasons that I made certain I was there everyday when she got off the nest. I made certain that she was able to eat, drink, and dustbathe without the others chasing her. And I did need to step in and shoo the others away from her many times. Sansa and Lilly were both very unhappy with her for hatching.

I think she is second from the bottom with Edwina at the bottom. They usually hang out together when they are free ranging. I have been making sure she gets some food and water and she will also go for a short dust bath before she rushes back to the nesting box.

While she was out this morning I put a couple of fake eggs in the middle nesting box. She was very interested in them and switched to the middle box and tucked them under her chest.

In a few years time, if she is still getting broody and I need to get new flock members I might try slipping a couple of day old chicks under her at night.