Both Smoke first and then Marmite started laying again, a week ago, after they came out of their broody spell. A few days ago Flame went broody.
I hoped like Smoke and Marmite that if I tried to break Flame out of it straight away it might be relatively easy. Not so! I have been locking Flame out of the nest boxes for the last three days and she now sits on top of the nest box instead.
I have decided to leave her to it. There is no point in having her sit on top of the nest box instead of more comfortably inside it. It is a pain as she is by far the best, bigger girl, layer but we will just have to manage without her eggs for a while.
While I was taking these photos of Flame, Speckles jumped on my back. My husband was standing at the chicken run gate watching so I handed the camera to him to take a photo.
Speckles has always had this habit of jumping on me. When I clean up the run, Speckles follows me, chatting to me and waiting for the chance to jump on me. When I am on their patio area if I bend slightly to look in a nest box Speckles jumps straight on to my back.
Speckles is now my only girl to do this and I think that of all the girls Speckles is the most attached to me. It is quite endearing.
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So lovely that Speckles jumps on you! A lovely pic of Flame – she is such a beautiful bird xx
Speckles has always liked to this. She is definitely my girl. Flame is beautiful but also stubborn! xx
Friendly little girl.
She is. If it is at all possible for a chicken to show affection I think that is Speckles.