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Posted: Wednesday 18 June, 2008
We've got a broody hen. We've never had one before and it's one of the older Black Rocks. I've ordered some eggs off eBay and will try to get her to sit - if she doesn't I'll stick them in the incubator, but she might as well do something constructive. Hopefully, the eggs will come tomorrow and I'll get her settled tomorrow night.
Highland Show tomorrow, so I hope the weather's good. Well, dry will do!
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