RISK The Egg Game Los Angeles, California
I had this idea. Since I usually buy chicks from a hatchery, but am considering paring down my flock size, so I decided to play a game with the kids down the street. Each of us would choose two eggs and I’d put them under a broody hen to hatch out. Whatever eggs hatched, the kids could name the chicks.
Then I thought why not, I decided to go big, and go public. I posted a photo of a flat of 30 eggs on FB and people "adopted" the eggs. It was really popular and I had to add 30 more. Finally, we started out the Game with 76 eggs including 10 that the neighbor's kid chose. A friend titled it Survivor: Chicken Coop, and that couldn’t have been more appropriate.
As...it's been a true disaster.
Albeit an authentic livestock experience.
There’s been a virtual massacre, between predators (primarily ground squirrels raiding the nests), other chickens eating and crushing the eggs and hens abandoning nests.
I actually tried to PURCHASE chicks to make up for the losses, and then the hatchery called, as they can’t deliver the chicks to Los Angeles as we are under quarantine for Newcastle’s in Southern California. SMDH
So, risk. The eggs that have survived the drama, if they are lucky, should hatch this weekend. This could be interesting.
