Rural Gardening: Determined Bantum - a baby story, 1 by Tammy

Tammy wrote:
We've figured out how to protect our small flock from the local vermin and now
have plenty of chickens (about a dozen hens and one rooster). So we've been
collecting the eggs so none can hatch. Well - one of the little black bantum hens
decided she was going to be a mom!

I thought perhaps a hawk got her when she dissappeared a few weeks ago.
She found a very well-hidden spot. I found her this morning when the first two
chicks to hatch were peeping! This is in a corner on the outside of the barn,
where the overhang support creates a little nook. I have hay bales stacked
nearby and there's a trumpet vine nearby. Very hidden.