I feel the need to document the trials and tribulations of chicken keeping and this seems as good a place as any.
Yesterday we said goodbye to Lottie, one of my Light Sussex girls from Hemsby. She had been having egg problems and I think egg yolk peritonitis set in. It was such a shame, she was a nice little girl who never gave me a moments trouble or concern. She went back to bed and died in her favourite nest box.
Today has been interesting. My neighbour came by with 15 newly hatched quail chicks for me. I have never kept quail so this will be a learning curve. They are so tiny, some are like little bumblebees. I put their chick crumb in the blender because it seemed far too big fir them!
After the disaster last week with CeeCee deciding not to be broody and letting her eggs go cold I have them in the incubator and am hoping for the best. She is a silly girl, she really wanted babies until I moved her from her favourite spot. Now Faith is broody so I have moved her straight into the broody house with a dummy egg and will see if she sits before I get her any eggs.
And finally...someone laid an egg by the back door. What was that all about?
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