First clutch from the wiggy, resulted in 3 chicks, two died quite young, then the budgies scalped the last!!
Budgies removed, her next clutch, two died fairly young and one survived to maturity, then managed to escape the aviary never to be seen again.
The fife hen with the knackered leg laid 3 eggs, two chicks hatched. The little Irish fancy hen who has never laid an egg decided when the chicks were half grown that the chicks were hers and would sit on them constantly Both chicks survived with 2 mothers and a father to maturity
The wiggy in the meantime then went on to hatch 4 mo