Don't Mess With Big Bird - Stubborn Border Hen

Normally when I have a simple floor fight, the hen accepts the nest if it is placed on the floor in the very spot she has chosen. This Border hen just would not go for it and would move around the cage avoiding any real nest even placed on the floor! I have never had a hen this stubborn! 

 

 

 

So I decided if I was to win this Nesting Game, I would need to completely load the bottom of her cage with items to obstruct her nestling in the corn cob bedding.

I quickly filled the edges of her cage with upside down lids,  dishes, nests, bottoms of outside baths, empty brewer's yeast can and even one of my prized scrappers. Once an hour, I checked to see if she was sitting on her eggs and replaced her as needed. When I found her on the floor again, I added more stuff! Pat, my husband checked her every hour while I was gone working second shift at the hospital and he is sure he fixed her as after his watch, she has remained contently on the nest now for two days, even tolerating my photo shots this morning. For a reward, she gets a full dish of hulled hemp!