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Post by esshup on Apr 21, 2013 19:42:05 GMT -5
I was planting some trees today and scared a hen off of a nest. There were 21 eggs in the nest, so she's had to be on it for a while. I thought it was really early for them to be on a nest already, let alone have a nest full of eggs. Due East of Knox, Indiana, so not that far South, maybe 35-40 miles from the Michigan border.
Is she an early bird or are the hens on nests already?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2013 19:54:13 GMT -5
Not unusual to be on a nest on the 21st of April, but the 21 eggs is unusual. Normally, they will sit on 10-12 eggs. Most of the time, they will not lay any more than their butt can cover, Maybe she has a big rear end?
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Post by GS1 on Apr 21, 2013 20:01:50 GMT -5
She would have been bred sometime between March 4th and April 1st, give or take a couple, if today was the first day she sat. 21 is unusual and it is pretty early for that far north. If it isn't, you would hear a lot more of it. Probably not going to be a real successful clutch. Maybe another hen loaned her a few eggs.
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Post by esshup on Apr 22, 2013 8:47:42 GMT -5
Her butt is big - I thought it was a Tom flying away. Scared the heck outta me. I had my back to her and it sounded like the woods exploded. The nest wasn't more than 30' away when she took off.
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