Eeeearly the other morning I went out to get my breakfast(2 eggs) as the egg box was empty in the fridge. I opened the door and saw it. Two broody hens. I knew right away this was something special for Emma! There they sat, poised to take on the enemy(me) and looking as vicious as a chicken can..just daring me to go after the straw underneath her. Emma, not realizing the hens were broody, had taken all their eggs in the last few days.
So here they sit, because the Lord programmed them that way, protecting their straw. You think that is strange? Yesterday while visiting my good friend Mrs. B, we found her chicken sitting on and guarding a BAGEL. Now THAT was cute. Poor thing...I wished her good luck with that one.
It was good timing for these hens though. We had just stuck a bunch of eggs in the incubator instead of the fridge, so their chicks were already cooking. Emma and I went to the incubator and took out 6 eggs for each hen, handed them one at a time to the hens. Each hen took the egg with their beak, stood up and gently roooooolled it under her, adjusted her feathers and sat down, waiting for the next treasure. They are now happy chickens, waiting to be mommies!
2 comments:
I had no idea that you could hand a chicken an egg and they would put it under themselves. i thought that you had to sneak the eggs under them.
It is really sweet to watch! If we are gathering eggs we need to sneak them OUT, otherwise you get a good peck on the hand.
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