Thursday, May 31, 2012

Onyx sitting on her nest

Here is a photo of Onyx - our first broody hen.  Onyx is a rumpless Araucana.  She is sitting on 11 eggs.  It's anyone's guess about the eggs.  I collected the eggs just a few days after I re-homed several of our roosters.  It should be interesting to see what chicks emerge.  I hope that out of the 11 eggs, I get at least 3 or 4 pullets to add to our laying flock. 

Yes - the nest box she is in is a modular storage box I got at Walmart.  When I saw it, I knew it was perfect for a nest box - and it is!

Onyx doesn't look very happy that I'm taking her photo.  At least I didn't disturb her by trying to get a photo of the eggs underneath her.

1 comment:

  1. I'm going to look for some of those storage boxes next time I'm at Wally World. What a great idea! Happy Hatching! :)

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