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Posted: Tuesday 29 September, 2009
The broody is sitting tight but has ejected six eggs. I don't know if they are the six I put in later - if so, how did she know? Maybe I just put too many in but the eggs were definitely ejected from the nest box. D-Day is 18th October.
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