Keeping Chickens Newsletter
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November 2008
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then aswell because there are always some 'eggs' available to add to. Cherry Taylor (23 October) She is such an independent chicken and not at all prone to broodiness, that I never thought of her being like that, but maybe there is a first for everything after all, and she is! If she builds up a clutch of eggs, and I move them to the nesting box, then put her in eventually, do you think she would start to lay her eggs back in there, along with the fake eggs? They are such weird birds I
cannot always follow their thinking! My Reply : If building
up a clutch is her game plan, then once she has a clutch she may
go broody and stop laying altogether (as the weather gets colder
broodiness is not so likely, but it is not impossible). In the
meantime a few false eggs in the box may encourage her to add
to those instead so you can still keep collecting the 'real' ones
and hopefully she won't get enough to go broody over. Might be
worth a try anyway. Cherry Taylor
(6 November) I think you have cracked it you Wonderful Woman!
I put a marble egg in the nest which drew Molly's attention slightly
and low and behold she has started laying back in the nesting
box after all! Not all the time but more often than not!
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