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WingItRanch
Crowing
Good news. I let both girls out of chicken jail on Friday night and they're back to their normal selves. Special is even back to laying eggs. The Ancona is not yet.
I learned a lesson, though. I removed all the fake eggs from the nesting boxes in hopes that would help prevent broodiness. Well... that was stupid. Since there weren't fake eggs to help spread the hens out to use different boxes, I ended up with 12 eggs in one box and a few of them broken. The ones that weren't broken were covered in yolk. I was able to wash 9 of them and stick them in the fridge but can't sell them. That'll teach me...
I learned a lesson, though. I removed all the fake eggs from the nesting boxes in hopes that would help prevent broodiness. Well... that was stupid. Since there weren't fake eggs to help spread the hens out to use different boxes, I ended up with 12 eggs in one box and a few of them broken. The ones that weren't broken were covered in yolk. I was able to wash 9 of them and stick them in the fridge but can't sell them. That'll teach me...
