Rachel'sFlock :
Confessions from the Farmyard...
This day feels as long as the 20 days preceding it.
Still one chick, and no outward signs of any action in the other 7, but am really only getting a glimpse when I am a creepy stalker and peel my hen back from the nest.
I am profoundly committed to not doing this anymore, but am having the worst time not doing it.
I want to go do it right now.
Turns out I am well worse than any expectant father I have ever been with...
so impatient...have forgotten all 300 things I read about how long this takes, and best is left well enough alone...
but it is going to be a long day, today...
I know that in the whole of my world, this is the only group of people I would ever spill my most Chicken-crazy guts to, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting up with a FirstTimeHatcher stalker extrordinaire on hatch day.
I think you are the cutest!
My babies hatched just a week ago and I felt the same! I actually went so far as to imagine what Mona would be saying to me if she had the voice to do so. Funny thing, it's what I'd imagine I'd say to someone messing with me while I had my babies....OH WAIT....I DID say those things!
I have been a complete failure with my commitment to do no more messing. Sigh. Everyday I'm still there, in the mix, mucking about where I have no place. Lucky for me I have a nice Mona and she tolerates my meddling with just a few squawks and no beak action. Take comfort, it gets easier to just sit back and watch. That's the most fun for me, watching nature happen. Her clucks and calls and the way the babies response is just wonderful.