I went out to check on my chickies and let everyone out when I came home from shopping. When I let Blueberry out with her chicks and checked on Rosie and her.....missing chick?
Yes, Rosie's baby was missing!
She just hatched either late Wednesday evening. I looked around and there I saw outside of the brood pen the wee chick laying near the pen and wall on her side. Oh NO! I thought she was a gonner....until I saw the slightest movement. Quickly I went over and scooped up her cold little body and detected that she was still breathing.
Somehow she got out of the pen and could not figure how to return to momma. The wee baby was gasping from being so cold. So I put her inside my shirt to warm her up as I am wearing a sweater. I held her for a good while as she began to warm she stopped gasping. Soon she began to wiggle and chirp. The other chickies looked at me weird as my boops chirped. But I was so happy that this little one was trying to pull through.
As soon as she was chirping I went to give back to momma who was looking for her; but, just then Peaches popped in the coop looking for lady love with Cinnimon hot on his heels. Cinnimon grabbed Peaches and literally shoved, kicked, flogged, him out the pop hole. This commotion upset Rosie who was already upset and she took off!
I waited for her to come back for a bit holding the now active little chick. The baby still was not opening her eyes so I sat in the coop holding her till she gained more strength. Finally her eyes opened and she snuggled up to my neck chirping at me.
I have been talking softly to her this whole time. I decided to get momma and baby reunited; so, while holding the wee baby I went out to were the flock was and watched to see if Rosie would come. Sure enough!
She ran to me from across the yard at the sound of her babies chirps. I scooped Rosie up (she didn't like this very much) and carried her with her baby back to the brood pen. I checked the pen and covered any openings I saw that the baby could have gotten out of. Satisfied that momma and baby were settled in I then came in side for a short break.
Gonna scramble up some warm eggs for them to mix in with some food to help warm the baby up some more. I am hoping the wee survivor stays close to momma now.
Yes, Rosie's baby was missing!
I waited for her to come back for a bit holding the now active little chick. The baby still was not opening her eyes so I sat in the coop holding her till she gained more strength. Finally her eyes opened and she snuggled up to my neck chirping at me.
Gonna scramble up some warm eggs for them to mix in with some food to help warm the baby up some more. I am hoping the wee survivor stays close to momma now.
