Imagine my surprise when my hand came back out from under a hen with these.....
...instead of some eggs!
I had forgotten when I put these 6 eggs under my broody Silkies, 3 in each nesting box. They have swapped boxes so much and I added more eggs in more boxes, because more Silkies went broody and I had no clue these were due to hatch. I was so excited to have a 100% hatch! Silkies are such good mommies. These 6 are so puffy, the camera doesn't do them justice.
When one Silkie leaves a nesting box to get a drink or eat, another one steals her spot, so since no one Silkie hatched these eggs alone, I figured it was best to just put them in the brooder. I have since added more eggs, so they are all happy again.
ETA: They are BBS Ameraucanas
Still no black chicks out of 16 eggs hatched so far...so much for the 25% odds lol.
...instead of some eggs!
I had forgotten when I put these 6 eggs under my broody Silkies, 3 in each nesting box. They have swapped boxes so much and I added more eggs in more boxes, because more Silkies went broody and I had no clue these were due to hatch. I was so excited to have a 100% hatch! Silkies are such good mommies. These 6 are so puffy, the camera doesn't do them justice.
When one Silkie leaves a nesting box to get a drink or eat, another one steals her spot, so since no one Silkie hatched these eggs alone, I figured it was best to just put them in the brooder. I have since added more eggs, so they are all happy again.
ETA: They are BBS Ameraucanas
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