The 8th of May and we are EXTRAORDINARILY excited. Ten o'clock and we are off to pick up a box of fertilised eggs.
We are amazed to find that we have been given no less than fifteen of them. All nestled in rows, a collection of varying sizes and colours line up, some speckled, some chalky and two are very large indeed.
In a state of suspended animation, they have rested for 24 hours and are ready to be put under our broody bantam (named Hammond) in her new broody run. She has been sitting on Clarkson and May's eggs for 48 hours and is well settled in.
We swap the infertile eggs for 7 of the 15 fertile ones at about 2 pm. Tomorrow, therefore, will count as day 1, being the full day of sitting.
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