Three of my hens decided to nest in a pile of brush I was about to burn last Saturday

I was out back with the brush pile I'd been putting off for months, had the lighter fluid ready, and then I heard that soft little clucking sound. Three of my buff orpingtons had burrowed under there and were sitting on eggs they'd been hiding. I almost had chicken soup for dinner but not the way I planned lol. I spent the next hour carefully pulling apart the pile by hand and moving them to the coop. Has anyone else had birds pick the worst possible spot to go broody?

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colemiller1d ago

Oh man, that's a close call. I had a silkie once decide the best spot for her eggs was inside an old wheelbarrow I had parked next to the compost pile. Found her when I went to move it and she gave me the dirtiest look a chicken can give. Glad you spotted them before things got toasty.

anthonykim1d ago

See, I gotta disagree a little. That "dirtiest look" from a silkie is like their version of a shrug. They always look offended. But honestly, having a hen pick a spot like a wheelbarrow or a hot greenhouse is totally on us for not providing better options. It's not really her fault for being a chicken, you know? We're the ones who put the tractor near the compost pile and left a wheelbarrow sitting there.