We seem to be constantly beset with broody girls this year. Salmon has now gone broody for the second time this year which is something she has never done before.
Since her last brief broody spell Salmon has laid fourteen eggs in a month. That is twice the eggs and twice the time than in between Smoke’s broody spells.
I will be lifting both Smoke and Salmon as often as I can in the hope that this won’t last too long.
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Oh dear again! xx
I know. What can I say! xx
I hope you can ‘break’ her soon! I now have a second leghorn broody …
Oh dear, that is bad luck. Salmon bless her is at least easy to break. She only likes the two favourite nest boxes and as Smoke has one and any of the laying girls has the other she has been unable to get in the favourite nest boxes. She soon gave up when she couldn’t get in the favourite boxes. After two days she gave up. She seems to be through it already. If only all broodies were as easy as Salmon. Smoke still goes on but usually a week does it for her so I am hopeful that she won’t be much longer.
That’s brilliant, and the break from laying will do her no harm at all.
That’s exactly what I thought.
You don’t seem to get a very long spell between the next girl going broody.
You are right. I think Sugar may be going broody again. Sigh!