egbert101 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 One of my ex-bats is behaving strangely - she is the scraggiest who has always looked most ragged, has gone through a severe moult over the last 2 months and is now starting to look much better - although still rougher than the other 2. She has wing feathers finally etc. To my knowledge she has never laid an egg, although none of them have for the last 8 weeks or so during their moult. However whereas the others now run over and fight me at the door for food etc, she is still shyer and hides at the back, doesnt go diving on the veg etc when its on the floor, generally is more timid of the others. But I have never seen them peck her - or each other. Anyway, yesterday she spent lunchtime onwards standing in the middle nesting box, then afternoon standing in the left box and now the evening and lying down in the right box. There are no eggs in there, unless she laid one herself. About 6 I did open the nest box to get a look at her and she pegged it off out the house into the run with no problem, so movement was ok. Today she has been in the same nest box for most of the day - standing up - and is there now, dozing. I made a few noises through the window and she opened her eye to look at me and closed it again. So I opened the nest box lid and she didnt even run off. COuld this be a stuck egg, broodiness or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
