My hen hatched a dozen Bourbon Reds! UPDATED PIC #31

[toredano]

We have to see pictures to determine the awww-how-cute-factor....

 

[featheredfriendlover]

its monday where the pics... lol!!

 

[Gloria]

Awwwwww how sweet is that?! We need to see some pics.

I have 2 BR's that are now 4 months old. I can't even imagine 12 of them following me everywhere!

My backyard swing can barely handle the two I have and me!

Is that a normal hatch? Will they normaly hatch a dozen at a time?

 

[featheredfriendlover]

hello. its monday nite and still no pics. whats going on.

 

[ScoobyRoo]

I want a hen to have poults!! We love our turkeys too. My wish list for next year is a royal palm. I wanna see pics too.

 

[featheredfriendlover]

now its wednesday. i really would love pics.

LOL!

 

[ScoobyRoo]

Wellllllllllllllll.......

We are waiting.

 

[chickenannie]

OK, I finally took some pics tonight -- it was hard because the tinies (poults) are sooooo tiny and they looooooved being outside of their pen in the tall (unmowed) grass and they were hard to get in the viewfinder at the same time in my camera. They reminded me of waterbugs -- constantly skittering around. I will download pics at work tommorrow and post tommorrow (evening). Thanks for your patience! All 12 are doing well, though momma is not happy about being in an enclosed pen (hence my hour of free-ranging tonight). They loooove to eat egg yolks and when they see me coming with a plateful, the little pigettes make a mad dash for the plate. The greediest ones grab a huge chunk and run far off into the corner to enjoy it by themselves (just like human children with candy).

 

[ScoobyRoo]

I sure hope I get to experience that some day (having a hen hatch out poults not eating the egg yolk

)

 

[chickenannie]

Here are some pics, finally, of miss hen with her 12 young'uns on their evening outing away from their pen. Enjoy!