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3/16/12 at 4:24pm

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Tiny went broody almost a month ago... she had a pretty good size clutch of eggs and on the eve of day 21, a raccoon dug into the very back corner of the coop and scooped out 2 brand new hatchlings and a bunch of her eggs :(. I was sure no more would hatch, maybe the eggs got cold or whatever. But 2 days later this little peep popped up out of momma's feathers!

The momma is still sitting on some eggs, but I am not sure if they will hatch at this point :( It is nice that she got one healthy baby out of it all... after losing the 1st few :(

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3/16/12 at 4:28pm

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Sorry for your loss, shes a beautiful hen! i hope all goes well with the one baby!

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3/16/12 at 5:24pm

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Nice photo! Sorry about the others.

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3/16/12 at 5:53pm

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What a beautiful photo!!

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3/16/12 at 6:27pm

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At least something good came out a horrible situation. she looks like one proud mama!

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3/16/12 at 6:28pm

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cute baby, sorry about her losses

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3/16/12 at 6:51pm

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So sorry for the losses.

Fantastic picture, so sweet.

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1 handy lovable hubby, 2 talented, loving sons, 2 precious daughters-in-love, 5 brilliant, beautiful, amazing grandchildren.

39 chickens, 6 turkeys and 5 guineas.

Blessed beyond measure, showered with blessings, standing on the promises.

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3/16/12 at 7:11pm

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I absolutely adore that photo! You managed to get one of the PERFECT moment!

I, too, am so sorry about the loss of those other chicks - dirty word raccoon!

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3/17/12 at 6:22am

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Sad and happy at the same time. Sounds like raising chickens to me. I'm sorry for the pain, it's awful. Watching a mother chicken with her babies is one of the highlights for me. I love when they sit on mommas back and slide down, lol. Enjoy the baby!

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3/17/12 at 7:41am

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Aww... how cute!! We've only had one hen go broody and that was 3 years ago. There's nothing like the excitement of checking for a new chick every day!!

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