Or do I have a predator problem? Found three eggs on the field edge tonight when I was taking the blind down. Two had small, loonie sized holes, the other was smashed open.
Thoughts?
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Or do I have a predator problem? Found three eggs on the field edge tonight when I was taking the blind down. Two had small, loonie sized holes, the other was smashed open.
Thoughts?
Sounds like a crow.
Going out for a Saturday, will look to see if any hen's have little one's tagging along.
I started a Hen with some poults yesterday morning. I couldn't see them due to the height of the alfalfa but I could see the grasses move as they were running around.
I have a farmer customer that killed a hen on her nest while cutting hay. He checked out the eggs (8) and it didn't even look like they were fertilized.
Saw a hen walking with about a dozen chick's last Friday June 6th. That means she was nesting before the seasoned opened.
This happens a lot so when ever I find a nest among the hay I put a stake for farmer to go around it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudsee
It's not always easy to find the nest but sometimes during the season you'll observe the hen disappear on hay for a while making the spot a suspect.
I've observed just one hen in a grass border so she's just starting to sit.
The one place around the house that usually have a nest is vacant this year.
I hear quite a bit about the same thing :( . Last year, a hen that I call "my girlfriend" nests in a cow pasture every Spring. I was worried last year that the egg would get tramped over by cattle, instead according to the trail cam, she hatched a few nice bird's.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntrfishr
have a hen nesting on the edge of my hay field. one poult hatched today, assuming the rest will come tomorrow or the day after
seen a hen walking up the lane at he farm this morning with 9 little ones looked real healthy Dutch