29/03.
Sylph is broody.
A classic example of looking at the wrong thing when trying to work out what's going on. I was concentrating on Mow, because it was her in the nest box at night.
I'm always telling people, don't look at the bird you're interested in, look at how the other birds are reacting to it.
Anyway, I lifted her out, got a few half hearted pecks, put her down in front of some food and then ushered her out of the gate to join Glais and Mow. Glais hopped around her doing half hackle raises, quite a major performance in fact. I confiscated the eggs, rearranged the nest and when she went back to the nest at roosting time, lifted her out and put her on the perch with the others. See what happens.
This is trying to keep her underside warm. Good wind shelter there and proper earth she can maintain the heat with.
Being Mr Horrible I had to try and keep her moving so I ushered her out into the open.
I managed to keep her mostly mobile until roost time. The more time on her feet, in theory at least, the faster the broody switch will switch off. She was settled on the roost bar and Mow was in the nest box when I left.
I seem to have gained or lost a day in the month. I've got more pictures than dates.
This was definitely 30/03.
Sylph is still broody, still giving high speed clucks when anyone goes neaar her but I haven't seen her ruffle up so she's sort of broody; a bit like being half right.
Sylph doing the keep the underside warm bit again. Yup Bucket Boy moved her on.
Mow's in the nest box again.
I did Sylph's feet again this evening. Some of the worst scales are finally dropping off. A few places look a bit raw which I dealt with and looking at the biggest patch I think that's on it's way off as well.
Chew A Coop had a brief go at the left hand door runner so I've meshed that.
When the weather warms up I'll replace most of that mesh with aluminium sheet. The disadvantage with mesh is it's easily climbed. I hope the aluminium sheet will prevent this.
