The hens decided to go broody. Well, the meanest of the hens went "Brutus", that's broody for us.
One of the triplets black sizzle sisters decided that she was ready for some chick raising family of her own. I totally didn't expect it from her. She is just the meanest hen I ever had, even meaner than her adoptive mom.
About 2 weeks ago she took some eggs from the other hens and sat on them, I don't need more chickens so I have been taking eggs consistently from under her. Every day she cohorts the other hens to lay in her spot next to her and then takes the eggs and sits on them. I marked her own egg with a happy face so I know at all times which egg I am keeping on the coop with her and which ones I'm taking away for stir fry.
She's really something else, she was raised with sultans and silkie chicks, so now, whenever she wants to go for a dust bath she somehow convinces the sisters to sit on her clutch and watch her eggs. She always comes back after a few mins but it's so funny to see this happen.
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