Olivia Took The Kiddies Outside for First Time (PICS)

[speckledhen]

My broody Livvie insisted that it was time to take her two day old Barred Rock chick outside today, along with the five or six day old Wyandotte babies we added during the night to pad her nest a bit right before BR baby hatched. We didn't let them stay out for very long, though, since it seems that spring is taking its sweet time coming to the mountains here. Anyway, the BR is Hawkeye and Lexie's baby, a cockerel if I ever saw one! Just look at that headspot-it's more like a headband! I wanted GLWs, but I may have ended up with a SLW and a GLW-the lighting in the feedstore wasn't great and she had them all mixed in together. Anyone want to tell me if I have one of each? One has a good bit of brown, but the other only has a tiny bit.

 

[hensdeliverthegoods]

What precious babies! Olivia (BTW, love the name!) seems like a very good Mom.

 

[jimnjay]

Cyn, you are just going to love watching the mommy and her babies. They are such wonderful mothers. Enjoy your new cuties.

 

[HenHaven]

You've got yourself some sweet entertainment for several weeks!

 

[MissPrissy]

How cute they are!

 

[speckledhen]

I must say, Olivia is turning out to be a wonderful mom, just like my Sunny was last year. Awhile ago, when my DH was squatted down refilling their little feeder, Livvie kept pulling on his jeans like she wanted something, like DO something for me! And then she'd look up at him with this expression of urgency, just like when we would feed her and then she'd want to be taken back to her nest. So, my DH says, Does she want me to get her some food? I told him to go get that woman some food! He brought her some mashed up scrambled eggs, which she promptly fed her chicks. Seems that's exactly what she wanted, her usual plate of food, LOL. Only, this time, she didn't eat it herself. That Olivia knows how to get what she wants!

 

[MissPrissy]

And there are people who say chickens are just dumb ol' birds ... Dumb ol' people! LOL

You have her spoiled! LOL

 

[Cetawin]

They are precious Cyn. Sounds like that lady knows exactly what she wants and how to get it. Well Done Olivia!

 

[FrontPorchIndiana]

I just love to see them with their Momma like that. So cute.

 

[HorseFeathers]

Quote:
my name is Olivia too but I'm not a chicken.

Congrats Livvie!