[Bodger]

OK ! OK, 'us' then
On Friday, I had a broody hatching some eggs and when I checked her, I saw to my horror that there was an almost dead chick that had been kicked out of the nest. I picked it up to place it back under the hen, only to find that there was a second chick that the murdering b!tch had neatly removed the head from. Needless to say, I was not well pleased. :x Time to put plan B into practice.
In another pen, I had an almost forgotten broody that had been sitting on eggs for several weeks, so I quickly scooped up the remaining eggs and took them to place under her, but can you imagine my suprise when I lifted her up only to find that she'd been sitting on thin air. :shock: There quite literally wasn't so much as a single solitary egg in the nest. Time was of the esscence for the fast cooling eggs that I had in my hand, so I simply slung the hen off the nest, dumped the eggs plus chick into it and left her to puzzle out what was happening.
I hinted that we might be having a happy ending to this thread and this morning, sure enough, there was a row of little beaks peeping out from beneath her.
Yet a few more beaks to feed and photos will follow in due course of course.

[Porffor]

Awww how wonderful that you and broody foster mum saved them!
See.. you ARE A chicken hugger

So pleased you have chicks to post pics of though!  

[Bodger]

Yes but they havent got names though. Thats probably because my memory isn't that good. :oops:

[Oliveview]

Well done! Looking forward to seeing the photos
Pamela

[Porffor]

Yes but they havent got names though. Thats probably because my memory isn't that good. :oops:

we'll convert you don't worry.. just post the pics and we'll do the naming!

[Vember]

Wow that's great news Bodger,
a happy ending

I think you'd struggle to name ALL your birds???  

Bet you've got a "pet" name for the odd favorite though  

 

[Bodger]

I was thinking of calling the killer mum 'Stockpot'

[babe]

awww bodge... great news xxx you're just a big ol cuddly teddy bear really  

[Vember]

I wa thinking of calling the killer mum 'Stockpot'

Not Casserole then ?
That sounds nicer for a girl

[Porffor]

Or Korma

[Jellyhead]

Aaaah Bodgy what a lovely story, and how kind you are I love happy Sundays photos ASAP tho     sending a big hug from over here :oops:  

[poultrygeist]

Well done Bodge.

Soft is the new hard !!  

Rob  

[Bodger]

She's got seven chicks, my first attempt at photos were too fuzzy, I'll have to have another go.

[too many girls]

aw, your as bad as me Bodger, when i was 4  (many moons ago) my mum had  Bantams, she told me the eggs were called pullets eggs, one day when she was making my bed she found 3 eggs under my pillow, when she asked me what they were doing there i told her i was waiting for my bullocks to hatch.....................

[Bodger]

" Don't hide your head in the sand dear ! We need to discuss this, just when do you think we should tell the kids that they are adopted ? "





The proud foster parents.