The Araucanas have given up adding to Maggie's clutch of eggs and now lay in the next-door nest - when they can be bothered laying at all. Irene lays in there too and so does Titian occasionally. But Tu-Tu and Pom-Pom still insist on piling in with Maggie and laying their eggs in with her. Maggie's attitude seems to be "the more the merrier", but as we've marked the original eggs, we know which ones to remove. We've left Araucana and Pekin eggs for Maggie and look forward with interest to see if any of the chicks will inherit their father's frizzled feathers.
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| Maggie and Tu-Tu |
From time to time, Tu-Tu still squeezes into the nestbox to help Maggie keep the eggs warm, and always rushes in to take her place when Maggie goes out for a drink and a snack. Can't have those eggs getting cold! Titian has taken to going into the coop, settling down on the floor in front of Maggie and updating her on all the latest gossip. It's hard to tell whether Maggie is bothered by all this attention or not. She's always been a placid soul, so I imagine she takes it all in her stride.
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