Eggs under her

slowef · « **on:** May 16, 2007, 10:00 »

Well went out to Yum this morning and she had booted a few eggs out of the nest so taking this as a sign of how many she knew she could handle.

I have swopped the booted ones for the ones I really want her to hatch and removed the others.

She came out after a fight for her food but she would not go back I had to put her in and shut the door as she had been off them for 25mins and I was worried they would cool too much. I have put water in her cage and some food so hope she will be ok with that.

slowef · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2007, 21:28 »

Watched Yumm while I was working onthe garden and she was sitting fine and then came out to eat and poo with no prompts from me returning in about 15 mins.

I do not need to intervene, she has it covered and does it to her own agenda, good girl. She after all is an old hand at it I am the newcomer :-(

"you can lead a horse" etc applies to chickens too obv!!

alan42 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2007, 03:15 »

its great when they work it out it saves you messing with them and stressing them and in all everybody is happier. glad you realiseed there is a limit to the eggs that a bird can sit a young lad was boasting to me about his bird sitting on eggs i asked how many and his reply 22 yes 22 she was about 6 inches of the floor funny to see but to many for the bantam bird i gave him some advice but its up to him.
good luck
alan

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