The two that have hatched are already very adventurous! They get out from under Ida and walk around, pecking at the hay and Mom's feathers. There's one that is trying to zip out still and I'm hoping some of the others will still hatch.
I'm already wondering what they will look like once they grow up!
I'm sorry if you're sick of chick pictures, but I just can't help myself!!!
Here is proud mom Ida with the first little blue chipmunk that popped out- it looks like chick #4 is blue as well, just not dry yet.
And chick #3 was a little yellow chipmunk! How cool!!
There's at least one more egg pipping now and another who is peeping a little. Doesn't seem to be anyone home in two others. So that leaves us with 2 other eggs that I can't really see at this point to know what's going on. I hope the next two make it out okay. Still hoping that at least one will be black like the little one that passed away. I'd say if 8 out of 10 hatch, even 6 out of 10, that's pretty good for a first time broody and her neurotic human.
On a side note it looks like maybe Ida's diarrhea has subsided, I hope for good. Until I can rinse off her hiney though, I've been putting paper towels under her. Still the little yellow chick is determined to sit right under her vent almost. Bless Ida's heart- she had a huge blowout earlier and waited with her rear in the air for me to clean it out and put clean towels back down.
I'm still amazed at how active the chicks are already. They don't go far from mom's side, but all of them have been out walking around and pecking at stuff. It's such a joy to watch them.
Yay!! Go Princess!! I hope you come home to lots of babies! Happy Hatching!I've got peeps from under Princess this morning!!!!
Whoop hoo go chickie go!
I am luck, I have to go to work. No time for fussing for me!
