My brother showed me a nest in his horse field 3 weeks ago. Just in a nettle patchwas a hen sitting on eggs....she allowed him to lift her from the nest and see the eggs
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She would not move!
One week later he took the video camera down and she was really protective this time and had a good few pecks at his hand
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but again allowed him to ease her off the nest to show half a dozen chicks had already hatched and other eggs hatching.
I have never seen a bird allow contact like that before. They are all away now and can be seen regularly.
![Smilie](images/smilies/smile.png)