For the past few weeks Lou, Fitz, and Bill have been laying their eggs in the same nest, in the lower right hand box. For the past two days, one of them (or all of them?) has pushed one of the golf balls out of the nest, far out of the nest. I've read that chickens will push an egg out of the nest if it is deemed "bad." It was surprising to see a golf ball out of the nest since the chickens have spent a lot of time cozying the golf balls into little circles with their eggs and then sitting on them.
Well, I decided to get scientific and try an experiment. After they all laid their eggs today, I mixed up all eight of the golf balls in the four nesting boxes. The "bad" one is now in the upper left hand box. I'll report back on this scientific experiment soon.
In the meantime, see this.
1 comment:
ooh the girls are looking fluffy-as in well insulated... and perhaps taking snow in their stride? how do they do that? my cats freaked out the first time they saw snow?
yours in Upper Canada
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