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Crowing
Here is a peek at the next generation ! 8 brand new Sapphire Gems from Rural King in the brooder. These pics were taken just hours before I slipped these cuties under Tarasita, the broody Barred Rock. More on this extremely successful sleight of hand later ..... 
Tarasita, the broody Barred rock, went broody over a month ago, so I ordered up some hatching eggs that she gladly accepted. No joy on the shipped eggs, zero success.
So I picked up these little darlings on day 30 of her sitting, and with fingers crossed, went out in the dead of night, during a thunderstorm, and slid 3 sleepy chicks into "her" nesting box.
She pecked wildly at one hand, while the other hand gently snuck a random trio of babies under her wing. I waited a couple of hours to see what happened, and she seemed OK with the situation, so I inserted the remaining 5 into the box with zero reaction from the new mom.
I went out at dawn, and was greeted with this wonderful sight .....
Here is a haggard looking Tarasita with the new family, just a few hours later ..... She can come and go as she pleases, but the littles are confined to the top of an old doghouse, and nesting box. At least for a few days ..... This setup is attached to a Tupperware nesting box, with the lid removed, and completely open to the coop/run, and the rest of the flock.
Thanks for lookin, and wish me (them) luck !!!
Tarasita, the broody Barred rock, went broody over a month ago, so I ordered up some hatching eggs that she gladly accepted. No joy on the shipped eggs, zero success.
So I picked up these little darlings on day 30 of her sitting, and with fingers crossed, went out in the dead of night, during a thunderstorm, and slid 3 sleepy chicks into "her" nesting box. She pecked wildly at one hand, while the other hand gently snuck a random trio of babies under her wing. I waited a couple of hours to see what happened, and she seemed OK with the situation, so I inserted the remaining 5 into the box with zero reaction from the new mom.
I went out at dawn, and was greeted with this wonderful sight .....
Here is a haggard looking Tarasita with the new family, just a few hours later ..... She can come and go as she pleases, but the littles are confined to the top of an old doghouse, and nesting box. At least for a few days ..... This setup is attached to a Tupperware nesting box, with the lid removed, and completely open to the coop/run, and the rest of the flock.
Thanks for lookin, and wish me (them) luck !!!
