I found tracks this morning so out I go with the iPad to compare them. Thanks Leah's mom for posting the chart again. Mine are sometimes close together as well. I know there are outdoor cats around but I wasn't sure if it was them or not. And the squirrels are out now running thru the snow.
I also saw deer tracks at the coop. I'm guessing they were hoping to munch on the hay bales surrounding the coop. To bad they are frozen solid.
Last night I found one of the big girls in the old run bedded down on the plastic bag holding leaves. I picked her up to find an egg under her. This morning 2 more eggs on the bag. Needless to say I dumped the leaves & removed the bag. A few days ago someone got the bag open and laid inside the bag. Thank goodness I looked inside it to see why it was openI plan on removing the nesting boxes from the old coop & putting them on the hoop coop. They rarely use the plastic box & they pant in it so much during the summer. So I am hoping they will like the old nesting boxes better. Plus more room and air movement.
But first it needs to warm up. The sun is shining beautifully today but it's only 30. Needs to be a little warmer to work OutSide but I am happy its warmer than the single digits.
I now have 2 of my girls that want to stay in the nest for long periods of time. Definitely not broody but possibly "thinking about it". In the dog house in the outside pen, one of those 2 keeps going in there and scratching around. I have some pine shavings and grass clippings in there.
Every day I'm down on hands and knees trying to feel around in that grass to be sure there are no eggs
Once it stays warmer consistently I think I'll take the clippings out so its not so inviting. I usually use it a for hawk cover hiding place to run into during the summer out in the "range" area so it will move out of there sooner or later.
