We always have a couple of chickens go broody in Spring, unfortunately they are not always successful. Mostly I think because the area they are in is quite damp. This one picked a dry spot in the sun. I had to put a cage over her though otherwise the other chickens keep pushing her off the nest and eggs get broken - another reason for the general lack of success…
I have seen six, which is probably all of them, but not 100% sure yet. Well done chicken!
Now we have the challenging job of moving her and them somewhere a bit safer. She is in a quite small cage and in places they can pop under the side - because the ground is uneven, they are then too stupid to get back under as they forget where they came out and try to head straight for her. She isn’t impressed with the idea of being picked up, so still trying to come up with a cunning plan…
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