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Last night I went out to the coop after dark, and noted that everyone seemed to be in their place: Zacchaeus on the A-frame, hens on the roost, including Hannah, woo! Rahab was also on the roost, had her chicks umbrella'd: And Tamar was in the nest box with her two chicks... ...wait, three...

We shall see. I hope so.

Yep. But will he be better than his sire?

"Mom! Make her stop looking at MEEE!" :gig

Wait, what about Hannah, the broody one? She was in a nest box, no eggs, no faux eggs either. It's still hot outside, and I decided to let her be, as I don't want to confine her. 9:30pm

Yep. Drama. :rolleyes: It was getting dark. I heard unhappy noises as I approached the coop, and then observed over-the-top chicken drama. Martha was sitting on the left side of the roost, but towards the middle, while Rahab had her chicks on the right, also towards the middle, thus making it...

The chicks were doing test flights all over the run this afternoon. I'm thinking they might be up on the roost this evening, but OH! The DRAMA it will initiate! :lol:

:eek: 🥵 After we got home from church I brought some cut up grapes and cold slices of watermelon to the flock. While they were initially hesitant last night today they went gaga over the fruit, gobbled it up quickly. I took a shovel and dug holes in the run as the soil was dry and hard under...

Lime :fl

This morning. Purple on right appears to be a girl. Lime on the left still looks "girlish" :fl If Lime is a pullet, that hopefully would make three from this hatch (Blue, Purple, Lime). That would be fine, my replacement crew.

I put her back under it after dusk. She was not amused. It's really hot here, stifling, even when I checked on the flock about 10pm. Oh, Rahab was trying to get her chicks up on the roost last night. I helped. Abigail pecked at the chick next to her and Rahab leaned towards her in a "don't do...

New ISP equipment was just installed, so I did a test to see how videos uploaded. Wow.

Early bird hen laid an egg before 6:30! Unfortunately I put my thumb through it. The flock appreciated a couple scrambled eggs shortly thereafter. Oh, except Hannah, who's apparently now superglued herself in a nest box... :caf Pink chick (boy) and Aqua chick did some wholehearted sparring...

Well, she's probably going on a program... I released her. She immediately went back to a nest box. :rolleyes: Sorry Hannah, no fertile eggs.

And when I walked the dog the laundry basket was empty. :barnie Hannah had forced her way into Tamar's box, trapping Tamar in the back. One of the chicks escaped and was by itself in an empty nest box. Hannah is now under a wire basket, weighted down with two bricks. I'll think about a better...

From tonight:

Third or fourth night in a row Hannah has been in the nest box after dark. No. Three broodies this year is enough. So I have been taking her out of the box and putting her on the roost. Tonight after I placed her there she flew back down from the roost and started harassing Tamar and her brood...

Good observation. I know she knows the chicks she's been raising, but I seriously doubt she can count! :lol:

Let's try a video! How did Rahab wind up with all six chicks? ;) :cool: :lol:

Internet has been acting up for a couple weeks, is almost non-existent at this point. Here's hoping this will post. :fl