Countdown Begins

So after arriving back from a couple of days away, I was curious to see how Trixy and Stratus were doing. Trixy’s eggs could hatch as early as Friday – she has sat so brilliantly, it’s very exciting to see if all her hard work will pay off!

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Stratus on the other hand is struggling to work out how to be a broody. After several days of trying to persuade her to sit on the eggs rather than next to them, she seems to have settled fully. When I opened up the nest box, I was delighted to find her sitting with all six eggs under her. Not more risking losing a hand, trying to roll the eggs underneath her every time she shuffled around on the nest.

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Tomorrow’s plan is to clean out the Omlet and dismantle the old nest box in the main coop.