Baby chicks arrived!

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Last night we had a quite scaring thunderstorm here, and it lasts for hours. It's difficult for me to well sleep as from last afternoon, the hatch day starts. However, this morning I realized there are already two successfully hatched. They are so cute and I think we made a right decision to let the broody be the mom, she is very reliable and taked such a good care of them during the past 3 weeks.

 

[Callender Girl]

They are adorable, and Mom looks like she thinks so, too! Congratulations!

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

It's funny to see chicks and mama hen fight for the egg shell XD
This is the first time I have chicks in my life, how can they be so fluffy!

5 are hathced!

 

[CluckerFamily]

Well done!!

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

I prepared some food for the mama hen, but everyone is hungry. So, now the chick's feed is ready for all.

Number one is starving, i guess

They are all hungry!

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Day 23, 6 hatched from 10, 1 is unfortunately dead halfway of hatching, the rest 3 eggs are simply not developed from the beginning.

Life is really amazing, and growing up and getting older are true blessings.

 

[berryncherry]

I prepared some food for the mama hen, but everyone is hungry. So, now the chick's feed is ready for all.

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Number one is starving, i guess

They are all hungry!

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Congrats! They look gorgeous. What breed are they?

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Congrats! They look gorgeous. What breed are they?

i guess they are also mixed breed, bought that from a local seller.

 

[Callender Girl]

I've only had one broody hen who hatched her own, and of the six eggs, three never hatched, one chick was dead when I found it. One girl hatched out fine, and I had given up hope of more. Three days later, as I was preparing to get rid of the unhatched eggs, I heard a tiny sound. And, that's how little Pip got her name.

And, whatever the breed, your hen is beautiful and the babies are so cute. Love the photo of the one eating the shell.

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

This broody girl is just about 1 year old, she was hatched in 2020 May. She is always the low profile one, but super stubborn and remains broody for at least one month, even we tried to break her broodiness, she will find a place to stay in her fantasy. We finally bought some eggs for her, and wow, she really took the responsibility.

That's so wonderful to see how she reacts with baby chicks, and also congrat for your new babies