Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

Tonight at 10pm is end of Day 20.

Probably tomorrow sometime...

 

[holm25]

Broody right?

Could be any time, but I find they go longer most the time. We have a tendency to think they have started when they are still practicing.

Incubator... Ubless he gave them to his broody?

 

[Tfred1399]

Broody/flock question.

While home over lunch today, I noticed my Brownie was out. Haven't seen her off nest since Sat. I went out to see what was up. A different hen (Sunny) was sitting on the nest. I wondered if this was happening. I've been taking one of her eggs out of the clutch each day.

When Brownie went back to the nest I expected to see her kick Sunny off. Instead, she seemed confused and settled into the adjacent nest. Out of curiosity, I scooted Sunny off the clutch. She went back in and settled on them.

Will they take turns? Will the eggs end up abandoned this afternoon?

Learning is fun.

 

[duluthralphie]

Incubator... Ubless he gave them to his broody?

I don't recall if my PC's are early or late. The SS are early and the Legbars are late.. they must be on time....tomorrow at 10pm then....

 

[Tfred1399]

Broody right?

Could be any time, but I find they go longer most the time. We have a tendency to think they have started when they are still practicing.

These are the incubator ones. Broody is only day 6.

 

[duluthralphie]

Broody/flock question.

While home over lunch today, I noticed my Brownie was out. Haven't seen her off nest since Sat. I went out to see what was up. A different hen (Sunny) was sitting on the nest. I wondered if this was happening. I've been taking one of her eggs out of the clutch each day.

When Brownie went back to the nest I expected to see her kick Sunny off. Instead, she seemed confused and settled into the adjacent nest. Out of curiosity, I scooted Sunny off the clutch. She went back in and settled on them.

Will they take turns? Will the eggs end up abandoned this afternoon?

Learning is fun.

Can you move the broody to a separate place? or give her a little space with the nest box in it, that the home wrecker can't get into?

 

[holm25]

Broody/flock question.

While home over lunch today, I noticed my Brownie was out. Haven't seen her off nest since Sat. I went out to see what was up. A different hen (Sunny) was sitting on the nest. I wondered if this was happening. I've been taking one of her eggs out of the clutch each day.

When Brownie went back to the nest I expected to see her kick Sunny off. Instead, she seemed confused and settled into the adjacent nest. Out of curiosity, I scooted Sunny off the clutch. She went back in and settled on them.

Will they take turns? Will the eggs end up abandoned this afternoon?

Learning is fun.

Did the broody just take a break and sunny is in to lay an egg?

 

[Tfred1399]

Did the broody just take a break and sunny is in to lay an egg?

That's my guess. It's that dang nesting box they all use. I probably should have moved the eggs to the broody in the adjacent, less popular box.

 

[Tfred1399]

That's my guess. It's that dang nesting box they all use. I probably should have moved the eggs to the broody in the adjacent, less popular box.

Drove back home. Sunny was still on clutch, plus one of hers. Broody walking around in coop.

I scooped Sunny out, kept her egg and placed the clutch into the adjacent box on the right. Broody immediately found them and sat.

I immediately wished I had chosen the adjacent box to left rather than right. The darn birds all sleep on the floor of the coop piled up just outside the box I moved her to. She'd have had more privacy in the other box.

 

[memphis]

Just saw on the national news feed y'all are getting some kind of blizzard. What the heck?
I'm sorry about that. What a bummer!!