



As to the 2 broody hens, so far 4 eggs have hatched out & the chicks are so cute! The two broody hens were in nests side by side & always swapping out their nests. Although they look identical, one of them would peck you & the other would just get all huffy, so I knew they were swapping nests. Anyway, when the chicks started hatching out they both wanted the nest with the babies. After church tonight I moved the chicks & one hen with the unhatched eggs to a stall in the barn. When I went back a while later to check on them she was on the eggs with the chicks & the other hen had gotten back on her nest in the chicken house. Hopefully she will stay put & I'll get a few more chicks. I knew they shouldn't have their nests so close to each other, but the only time I tried to move a hen with her nest in the past she just abandoned it, so I left these alone.

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Those chicks are just darling. What a large and diverse flock you have.
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