Silkie2299781
Songster
- Feb 21, 2023
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About 2 weeks ago I found a 6-month-old red hen hidden in a cactus on 21 eggs. I brought them in and candled them. every single one of them was alive and well. I moved them to a different hen who was a 1-year-old Wyandotte because I didn't trust "Skittles"
Only 5 days later a little black chick started to hatch! I brought her inside just to make sure everything went smoothly and returned her once she was fluffy. I repeated that with 3 more eggs, and after that I let Momma do the rest.
2 days later and 14 had hatched! There were 7 left, but they had at least 1 week left, so I couldn't keep them. I gifted them to a good friend of mine, and 2 have hatched!
fun fact: momma "Addie" was adopted by a broody hen when she was a few days old!
I have named 2 so far with my dessert theme: Canyon + Prickles, and one my brother named Puffy (puff adder snake)
Any name ideas welcome!
Only 5 days later a little black chick started to hatch! I brought her inside just to make sure everything went smoothly and returned her once she was fluffy. I repeated that with 3 more eggs, and after that I let Momma do the rest.
2 days later and 14 had hatched! There were 7 left, but they had at least 1 week left, so I couldn't keep them. I gifted them to a good friend of mine, and 2 have hatched!
fun fact: momma "Addie" was adopted by a broody hen when she was a few days old!
I have named 2 so far with my dessert theme: Canyon + Prickles, and one my brother named Puffy (puff adder snake)
Any name ideas welcome!
