You may recall that I have two broody hens sitting on unauthorized ‘pirate’ nests … one hidden in a compost pile (that hatched 9 new chicks this weekend), and this one in one of the nest boxes in one of the two chicken coops in the garden pasture.
I’m a little concerned about this second nest because it is in a 5-gallon Home Depot bucket about 4 or 5 off the ground. I have this vision of newborn chicks stumbling over the side.
But, every time I get close to the nest, the broody hen sitting atop the eggs makes it VERY clear she’ll have no part in any nest relocation effort.
Maybe I’ll just unbolt the bucket from the coop wall and port the whole thing into a better location … without seeking her permission.