This morning when we walked to the coop to feed and let the chickens out, we went inside to check on our sitting hens. One of the moms had gone out to eat so we examined her eggs. She had 3 pippin. One was really working hard at breaking free from its egg. Naturally I came back to the house to grab my camera. When we returned to the coop the mom was back on her eggs. Now all you can hear is lots of little baby chicky noises!!! I LOVE IT!!! We have I believe 5 hens sitting. Some only have a few eggs under them, while others have as many as 19. As the mama hen would leave her nest to feed, others would jump in her nest and lay their eggs. We did not bother them since we were unsure of the new ones and the ones that had been there a while. Either way, we have tons of little babies about the hatch.
Here is what our nesting boxes look like at the moment.
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