Nothing is normal on my farm.  I am not normal.  Some weeks ago one of my hens that lays olive colored eggs began setting a nest.  I was disappointed for her because earlier that week, I had seen some eggs under those steps and didn't want stray eggs around, so took them and disposed of them not knowing how long they had been there.  Now she is sitting maybe on two or three eggs, couldn't be many I thought.  As the 21 days approached for hatching, I saw a broken egg and a quick glimpse of a little chick.  The hen still sat on her eggs and tucked the little one under her.  A few days later she is off the nest with two chicks--one grey, one black.

Since she was off the nest, I had a chance to take a look--there were 10 eggs in the nest!!  None of them olive colored;  all were brown eggs.  The nest is under steps in an enclosed pen.  A hen has to fly over the six-foot fence to get in.  Looks like other hens flew over and just offered to lay eggs in that nest for her.  Now she is off the nest and I am not sure what I should do with them, but I didn't have time to deal with it.  Several days later......