Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

[MultipleAnimals]

I have 21 eggs 8 of them are Americauna eggs and only like 2 are developing the Americauna are set to hatch around August 18th. 12 of the eggs are set to hatch around August 23rd they are a mix set of eggs 2 to 4 eggs are silky some of the eggs on Easter Eggers and the others I do not remember the name to. Yesterday Wednesday August 10th I said one egg from a special neighbor of mine and I am pretty sure it will hatch in 21 days I do not know what breed it is as I am pretty sure it may end up being a naked neck- what color are naked neck chickens eggs? The one egg will hatch sometime around August 30th.

 

[Jensownzoo]

Here's my Golden Buff pullet, Mimi, with her three adopted chicks (black Australorps). She lead them out of the pen to forage for the first time today.

I can tell I might be letting a lot of hens hatch chicks next Spring...this is adorable!

 

[ragschickens]

Here's my Golden Buff pullet, Mimi, with her three adopted chicks (black Australorps). She lead them out of the pen to forage for the first time today.

I can tell I might be letting a lot of hens hatch chicks next Spring...this is adorable!

How old were your chicks when you introduced them and how did you do it?

 

[Jensownzoo]

How old were your chicks when you introduced them and how did you do it?

Mimi has been broody for two months, so I caved and went to the farm store. The chicks had come in that week, so probably a few days old. I waited until sunset, then shoved them under her in the nestbox she had taken over. A lot of people wait until dark, but I wants to be able to see if there was a problem. I had some older chicks in the brooder already if it didn't work out. Next morning, one was still in with her while two were wandering in the pen, so I put them all in a large dog crate. Next day when I opened it up to clean, Mimi hopped out, beelined to her nest box, and called the chicks to her. So, I let her call the shots and removed the crate.

 

[Selsley]

just coz they werent under her doesnt mean they hadnt been. at 2 days old some of ours were out in the coop while mum was in the nest with the others keeping them warm.
at 4 days she was teaching them to dig the coop floor and was in and out the nest all day. your 2 wanderers may have returned to the nest on their own, theyre super fast learners.

 

[chickiemom3]

Love our new babies! We have no idea what breeds (it was a mixed brown layer pack) but it is so interesting seeing the different temperaments and personalities!

 

[FlyWheel]

A Cuckoo Marans and three new baby Easter Egger pullets from http://chickensforbackyards.com/

They are all soooo docile! I can place my hand in front of any of them and they will climb right on it and sit contentedly as I pet them. They immediately knew what the MHP was for, that the stuff in the feed bin was for eating and even where to get their drinks! I didn't have to teach them anything! Not too shabby for three day olds, if I do say so.

Enough of the bragging, here are the "awwwwwww!" pics

Oops, make that four, they sent me a bonus EE

Anybody have a guess what this uniformly cream colored little peeper will look like when she grows up? An all white EE hen would be so Kewel!

OK, here they are at 1 week (give or take a few days) I can only specifically match the Marans and the yellow EE to their day(s) old photos, the rest have changed too much!

 

[Jensownzoo]

just coz they werent under her doesnt mean they hadnt been. at 2 days old some of ours were out in the coop while mum was in the nest with the others keeping them warm.
at 4 days she was teaching  them to dig the coop floor and was in and out the nest all day. your 2 wanderers may have returned to the nest on their own, theyre super fast learners.

They were distress-peeping and Mimi wasn't responding, so I wasn't sure if they had bonded yet. Didn't want to chance it. Now, no worries about that!

 

[235chickens]

 

[235chickens]