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Day Twenty Two
Thank you, everybody. I'm still super jazzed and all giggly.
Last night I went back out to check on the new mother and baby. No sight nor sound of the chick. Of course, I immediately imagined it was smothered under Buffy's bulk. After all, this is her first time, maybe she doesn't know what to do and....and.....
She was much more fierce than before. Hoping that boded well, I left her alone.
Well, as of 11:00 AM Sunday, there appears to be only the one chick, but that grandchick of mine is up and running! I opened the hatch to the A-Frame and the baby was about 2 inches in front of Mom for maybe 1 second. Then it dashed around the edge of Buffy's nest-box into a little cubby between the box and the coop wall.
Y'see, Buffy almost totally fills that nest-box. And today, she's pulled forward, so she's not all the way inside it.
It would have been like climbing a golden feathered mountain, and since Momma was making warning sounds, it hid like a good chick where it could. And where it has obviously already investigated.
However - hehehehehehe - the egg hatch to the A-Frame opens on the back side of the nest boxes.
Yah, isn't the greatest shot, but I didn't want to harass my grandchick TOO much, so early. There'll be time for that. (And I'm kinda hoping if I leave everybody alone for awhile, maybe another egg will hatch....)
Buffy's now set up with a chick waterer and some chick-starter.
I'll be back later with more.
*tip-toeing away to a safe place* then
*Update*
I took treats to the flock, mozzarella cheese, and saved a bit for Buffy. When I opened the hatch, GrandChick was in front of its Mommy again, and this time it did manage to snuggle in under all those feathers. Adorable to watch. Didn't have my camera because I'd had both hands full of cheese sheds when I went outside, and I hadn't planned on visiting the new family for a while, yet. But... had treat... must treat the new Momma. And sneak another peak at the new chick.
Thank you, everybody. I'm still super jazzed and all giggly.
Last night I went back out to check on the new mother and baby. No sight nor sound of the chick. Of course, I immediately imagined it was smothered under Buffy's bulk. After all, this is her first time, maybe she doesn't know what to do and....and.....
She was much more fierce than before. Hoping that boded well, I left her alone.
Well, as of 11:00 AM Sunday, there appears to be only the one chick, but that grandchick of mine is up and running! I opened the hatch to the A-Frame and the baby was about 2 inches in front of Mom for maybe 1 second. Then it dashed around the edge of Buffy's nest-box into a little cubby between the box and the coop wall.
Y'see, Buffy almost totally fills that nest-box. And today, she's pulled forward, so she's not all the way inside it.
It would have been like climbing a golden feathered mountain, and since Momma was making warning sounds, it hid like a good chick where it could. And where it has obviously already investigated.
However - hehehehehehe - the egg hatch to the A-Frame opens on the back side of the nest boxes.
Yah, isn't the greatest shot, but I didn't want to harass my grandchick TOO much, so early. There'll be time for that. (And I'm kinda hoping if I leave everybody alone for awhile, maybe another egg will hatch....)
Buffy's now set up with a chick waterer and some chick-starter.
I'll be back later with more.
*tip-toeing away to a safe place* then
*Update*
I took treats to the flock, mozzarella cheese, and saved a bit for Buffy. When I opened the hatch, GrandChick was in front of its Mommy again, and this time it did manage to snuggle in under all those feathers. Adorable to watch. Didn't have my camera because I'd had both hands full of cheese sheds when I went outside, and I hadn't planned on visiting the new family for a while, yet. But... had treat... must treat the new Momma. And sneak another peak at the new chick.
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