"Roger Mills" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:


Talking about chickens and egg mysteries:

One of my bantams went broody so last Thursday I got some fertile
eggs to slip under her, I was advised that five would be a good
number, they like odd numbers.

The next day I saw that she'd kicked one out and later that to the
resulting four a fifth had been added - laid by our other bantams who
normally lays in a different coop. I removed it.

This morning I found another fifth egg from the other bantam.

Since the first is sitting tight at all times except when I lift her
to make her eat and drink (and the other is also out) I want to know
how these extra eggs are getting under the broody. And when is the
second bantie laying - and how is she getting her egg under the bossy
broodie?
Mary

You'll have to set up a video camera, to find out. g

That's an idea.

The coop (an Eglu) is small and unlit, I suspect it must be happening at
night. If I undertake this exercise again I'll bear that in mind, she can
sit somewhere else.

Mary
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