Visitor sitting on eggs

[peepblessed]

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They definitely don't eat much! Nice that the hens are repaying you for your kindness!

 

[gryeyes]

Welcome to BYC from California!

What a blessing to have the visiting bantams gift you with their eggs, and a little hen decide your place is a safe haven to raise her family.

I don't know what I would have done (to my flock) had I not have found BYC. I have found invaluable information to assist me in doing the right things and extremely helpful folks when I didn't check here first and needed to fix what I'd done wrong... Plus the community of chicken-keeping people comprised of outstanding individuals who are supportive, informative, funny as heck and just available to me when I needed input and response. Some of the best friends I've never met are on BYC.

Good luck with your visiting banties!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Louisiana! Glad you joined! Even though horse feed doesn't have enough protein in it for a chicken it's great a temp food source. Let her brood her eggs. Doesn't sound like the neighbors give 2 figs about their chickens!!

 

[farmdude]

where about are you? I've got redtailed hawks around me and they cleaned me out of bantams and young LF birds. I've had to stop free ranging and build a run with netting over the top. I sure hope nothing gets your visitors. It is so easy to get attached to them. Good luck with them and keep us posted as to what happens.
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[enjoyin' my chickens]

Welcome from SE Ga. I have no answers to your ?'s, but you have come to the right place to get those answers. Wishing you well with the hen and eggs.

 

[realboots]

This is a response to farmdude.........

Guess I don't know how to frame a quote, but here goes anyway............

I am in northwest corner of New Mexico. I talk to all creatures who come here, greet them, thank them and tell them what's OK and what's not acceptable. Gradually Nature has come to realize that this is a safe place for all of them. It's quite fascinating for me to see what has happened over the course of 8 years. When I moved here, there were only ants for 2 years. Now there is an abundance of "life" and I welcome the idea of some chicks and just hope it will not get too cold too soon so that they can survive and be well. Have a talk with your redtails next spring....!!

 

[farmdude]

So are you a Shaman? After 13 years of free ranging, I suddenly got bombarded with predators of all kinds.(Hawks, racoons, foxes, owls, etc.) Almost all my chickens & ducks were killed.I asked the Universe for their protection and the carnage continued.

I now keep everything locked up for their safety. I love nature and refuse to kill predators. I lack the knack you have to talk to nature and have them respond.

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[Desert Rooster]

Hello

and welcome to BYC

from Hesperia, Ca