Ribh's D'Coopage

[notabitail]

Enzo did not like me using my "mouse".View attachment 4177627

He actually drew blood twice!

Give it the mouse.

 

[Ribh]

Ha'penny is pre-broody.
I know we're in trouble when she turns her nose up @ the nesting boxes & runs round squwarking as if she's lost her head. It means she's looking for a hidden spot to lay her clutch before sitting.
She's a good hider.

I sat on the back steps & waited for her.
She's normally a businesslike layer & doesn't fuss about. She came straight to me when she was done & waited for me to open the gate so she could rejoin the tribe ~ even though we both know she can perfectly well hop the fence.
And here's the result of her endeavours:
one large, perfectly white egg.

 

[drstratton]

Ha'penny is pre-broody.
I know we're in trouble when she turns her nose up @ the nesting boxes & runs round squwarking as if she's lost her head. It means she's looking for a hidden spot to lay her clutch before sitting.
She's a good hider.
View attachment 4177781
I sat on the back steps & waited for her.
She's normally a businesslike layer & doesn't fuss about. She came straight to me when she was done & waited for me to open the gate so she could rejoin the tribe ~ even though we both know she can perfectly well hop the fence.
And here's the result of her endeavours:
one large, perfectly white egg.
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Such a silly goose! Lol

 

[Ribh]

Such a silly goose! Lol

She's definitely my problem child. I let her sit last season & not only did she kill her own chicks, she killed everyone else's as well. I am currently looking for a broody hut. Probably cheaper to get one built up here but actually getting the work done ~ well, I could be waiting years.

 

[drstratton]

She's definitely my problem child. I let her sit last season & not only did she kill her own chicks, she killed everyone else's as well. I am currently looking for a broody hut. Probably cheaper to get one built up here but actually getting the work done ~ well, I could be waiting years.

Oh no, that's so sad. Wish we were closer and could help you with that.

 

[Ribh]

She's definitely my problem child. I let her sit last season & not only did she kill her own chicks, she killed everyone else's as well. I am currently looking for a broody hut. Probably cheaper to get one built up here but actually getting the work done ~ well, I could be waiting years.

She's a very strange hen. I'd been looking for her for perhaps 1/2 an hour with no luck ~ we have foxes so I like to know where her hiding spots are. Eventually I gave the call that means: Come home. I have food. Surprising she answered or I might never have spotted her.

 

[Ribh]

Oh no, that's so sad. Wish we were closer and could help you with that.

It just means saving for a bit & having to wait when I already have broody bantams even though we're in the middle of our winter ~ & it's definitely cold!

 

[drstratton]

It just means saving for a bit & having to wait when I already have broody bantams even though we're in the middle of our winter ~ & it's definitely cold!

Don't those girls realize it's time to take a break! So crazy to realize, you're in the middle of winter and we're in the middle of summer and it's a tad warm...

 

[BY Bob]

Ha'penny is pre-broody.
I know we're in trouble when she turns her nose up @ the nesting boxes & runs round squwarking as if she's lost her head. It means she's looking for a hidden spot to lay her clutch before sitting.
She's a good hider.
View attachment 4177781
I sat on the back steps & waited for her.
She's normally a businesslike layer & doesn't fuss about. She came straight to me when she was done & waited for me to open the gate so she could rejoin the tribe ~ even though we both know she can perfectly well hop the fence.
And here's the result of her endeavours:
one large, perfectly white egg.
View attachment 4177784​

I just love that hen.

 

[Ribh]

I just love that hen.

So do I ~ but she's as mad as a hatter!