April 2024 hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

And if the head blotch is yellow.

 

[fuzzi]

And if the head blotch is yellow.

Looks yellow to me, but he is a Sussex/Dominique cross.

 

[fuzzi]

MARTHA THE MAGNIFICENT!!!

 

[Honora]

Thing, April Rose, Lolly,
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Below is Lolly, again, Love, the black chick is Adverb, the golden chick with the stripe, is Spendor.
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Thing is my favorite

 

[Predoggg]

Great work Martha.

 

[fuzzi]

Martha with her brood, four of five showing:

 

[gimmie birdies]

Group shot 3 days old

Love is part salmon favorelle see the extra toe?

Lolly, part blue copper maran

Splendor, EE rooster

Thing, blue isbar, EE

April Rose, and Adverb EE

 

[fuzzi]

From this morning:

 

[Massachuchicks]

@fuzzi Martha sure does make some beautiful chicks! I wish one of my gals would go broody and see it through, I’d love to see a hen and her chicks! My new crew is just too cute! I lost one weak little chick. So sad, but really thankful for a good hatch rate this time around!

 

[fuzzi]

@fuzzi Martha sure does make some beautiful chicks! I wish one of my gals would go broody and see it through, I’d love to see a hen and her chicks! My new crew is just too cute! I lost one weak little chick. So sad, but really thankful for a good hatch rate this time around!

Thank you.

One of the chicks that hatched yesterday is having issues. I found it unconscious in the run with a bloody peck wound on its head. I put it on my chest under my shirt to give it comfort as it passed, but after about 10 minutes it started cheeping and was alert. I gave it back to Martha, but it still seems a bit confused. I fed it some scrambled eggs, hope it does better.