ackie
previously jwehl // dogs & cats & squirrels oh my!
I was doing some chicken watching this morning.
One of Foghorn's ladies was over by the front of the house by herself and made some noises and Foghorn ran over and mounted her and then another hen made similar noises and he ran over to her, realized she was in a pen and came back to the first lady and then the group of ladies.
A little bit later, maybe 10-15 minutes, one of Foghorn's ladies was by herself in the same general area as the first one - I assumed it was a different hen but in hindsight I cant be positive - so I was watching her doing what I would describe as searching for a nesting site. She wasn't foraging, and she kept going over the same areas multiple times. So I posted up somewhere cozy and just watched.
Eventually Foghorn came over with the rest of his ladies, but this one was clearly still searching and went between the garage door and a table that was leaned against it multiple times. Eventually she stayed behind it for awhile and Foghorn stood in front of the spot and then went back there with her, came out, and went back in. And he stayed in there with her awhile - I couldn't see either of them.
I figured she was laying an egg and he was guarding the entrance, but him going back there confused me a lot... and now I've checked and THERE ISNT AN EGG. Now I have absolutely no idea what they were doing.
One of Foghorn's ladies was over by the front of the house by herself and made some noises and Foghorn ran over and mounted her and then another hen made similar noises and he ran over to her, realized she was in a pen and came back to the first lady and then the group of ladies.
A little bit later, maybe 10-15 minutes, one of Foghorn's ladies was by herself in the same general area as the first one - I assumed it was a different hen but in hindsight I cant be positive - so I was watching her doing what I would describe as searching for a nesting site. She wasn't foraging, and she kept going over the same areas multiple times. So I posted up somewhere cozy and just watched.
Eventually Foghorn came over with the rest of his ladies, but this one was clearly still searching and went between the garage door and a table that was leaned against it multiple times. Eventually she stayed behind it for awhile and Foghorn stood in front of the spot and then went back there with her, came out, and went back in. And he stayed in there with her awhile - I couldn't see either of them.
I figured she was laying an egg and he was guarding the entrance, but him going back there confused me a lot... and now I've checked and THERE ISNT AN EGG. Now I have absolutely no idea what they were doing.