There haven't been many eggs this week. This morning I finally remembered to check the bantam cage, and whoa, lots of eggs. A clutch, in fact. And then tonight Port decided it was time to set.
So we hooked her up in the nursery cage with a nice big hay nest, and she climbed back on the eggs, making those throaty little gravelly coos a broody hen makes. There are 9 eggs (I think) and it was dark when we moved her but I saw large brown, small brown, medium pinky-brown, and green eggs, so I think that's a nice sampler pack. So--she started sitting tonight, July 25th, and that makes the hatch date on or around August 15th. Wish us luck!
Planning to open the hive this Monday or Tuesday. Beedicca seems to be holding her own.
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