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Post by Shirls on Feb 11, 2016 8:59:32 GMT
It's all fun here on the funny farm! Some good news first; Bea has laid an egg!! This is her first egg for months. After all the traumas she has been through, she must feel settled now. Last year she went broody for ages and I did manage to get her out of it, but she didn't lay. Then we had two separate additions of chickens at separate times, which is unsettling for all of us, then of course poor Georgie (her best friend) passed away, so she had a lot to contend with. It is quite cold here this morning and one of them was 'wark, wark, warking' and you could see her breath. She (Tilly) was warking cos she had laid an egg. Both Tilly and Tuppence went in separate egg/nest boxes to lay this morning, Tilly is the first one out. However, Pheobe wanted to lay, so she squashed in with Tuppence and has pushed poor old Tuppence up to the door opening so she (Phoebe)is all warm and snuggly up the dark end!! Lola still isn't laying, but I'm sure she will when it gets a little warmer. I will post a picture of their egg/nest boxes, as I don't think you have seen them? That is Tuppence - Phoebe has squished her way up to the right hand side. So two more eggs to come today!! Tuppence does tend to stay in the 'egg box' even after she has laid, as it is all nice and warm in with a nest of hay. I have to tip her out sometimes as I don't want her to get broody.
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Post by ffiscool on Feb 11, 2016 9:03:39 GMT
ah bless... I would stay too in the warm
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Post by Hezz on Feb 11, 2016 10:09:49 GMT
Smart Phoebe. Wanting to stay in the warmth of the already-heated laying box. Good news about Bea, though, Shirls. You and she have certainly been through it together.
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Post by BudgieS90 on Feb 11, 2016 17:11:34 GMT
I hope our orpingtons go broody we would love to hatch some eggs under them, they are very motherly to the young chicken that grew up with them so maybe
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 11, 2016 18:04:41 GMT
That is such the sweetest picture! I love your chickens Shirls
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Post by Shirls on Feb 12, 2016 8:04:19 GMT
Buff Orpingtons are known to go broody very easily BudgieS90, so you should have some success.
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Post by jellybean on Feb 12, 2016 9:07:47 GMT
That looks like a lovely cosy nest box Shirls
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Post by BudgieS90 on Feb 12, 2016 15:30:28 GMT
do you hatch your own chooks like us Shirls x
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Post by Shirls on Feb 13, 2016 8:16:52 GMT
do you hatch your own chooks like us Shirls x No afraid not BudgieS90. I live in quite close proximity to other houses and I wouldn't be allowed to have a cockerel because of the noise!! But I have heard for a fact that Buff Orpingtons go broody very easily and make good mothers, so you shouldn't have any problems. One of my Buffs regularly goes broody so I have to try and break her of the habit, which won't be quite so necessary now that I have other chickens. She will sit, even though she hasn't any eggs!!!
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 13, 2016 8:25:10 GMT
SWEEEEEET!
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