Mama Butter, Buff Banty Cochin, age 7 months, hatched these chicks from eggs from her friends in the little flock on New Years Day. At 14 days old they are in a tractor with a heat lamp in our garage. Sounds toasty but with our temps here its about 4o degrees inide the plastic wrapped tractor (3x6feet). I am planning to slowly lower the temp to meet that of outside so I can reintroduce Mama and her babes to the others (4hens and a roo). Taking my time since its 6 degrees out right now! I am most interested to see how they will feather out - the little blacky is definately a PBR but the others are also PBR or SLW, all with an orangey mutt Papa Roo....
"Mama" the setter (though none of the eggs were hers) and Papa
"Mama" the setter (though none of the eggs were hers) and Papa
