Another hen got broody. I think it's one of the younger once that lays a smaller egg. She saw all the cute chicks (11!!) running around and decided she wants her own!? She left her spot to go eat when I walked by yesterday morning so I took the warm egg and ate it.. But she was in the same spot at night: with no egg!! I felt bad, I hadn't thought she was serious when I took the egg. But I already have too many Silky chicks and have always wanted to see what Turkeys are like so I ran out to a local produce store and got Turkey eggs. It's the same place that provided the Silky eggs that started our group, and all the groups that have spun off from this group.. I was tempted to place another bigger-egged local breed in with the 3 turkey eggs. But a quick search shows that Turkey eggs need 28 days to hatch.. Maybe next week I'll add in two Local Breed eggs and see what happens. I'm hoping Turkeys can keep away cats, and I'm curious about them. I've been talking with a guy that seems more interested in non-Silky local breeds so it will be interesting if these Silkies live up to the Silky reputation of being able to hatch any sort of egg from quail to Turkey: but 28 days! I have to make sure she has fresh water and feed nearby.. Even if this doesn't work out I know how to go about getting the eggs for when the 4 hen cooperative in the old dog-house box gets going again, if it does...

Two photos show two little Silky eggs beside a Local Breed egg and a Turkey egg. The egg-yolk pictures are of the Local Breed eggs to the left and the Turkey egg to the right. Turkey eggs seem to taste more eggy. They make me nostalgic for 70s eggs, maybe it has something to do with pre-Animal factory times or something, or maybe I'm imagining things.

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