4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Happybunny]

Here are two of my chicks, Junior and Brian, who hatched this week. Still in the nest are Nesbit and Sparkly (who were a bit young to forage) and Graham (who hasn't hatched yet, but we can hear him cheeping in his egg).

 

I couldn't resist showing them off - they're the first chicks I have seen hatch naturally rather than in an incubator. It's so exciting to see the hens showing them how to peck up food.

 

 

[chelsea]

Awww, how cute are they!!

 

AND I cant believe you still have grass in your run!

[Happybunny]

Awww, how cute are they!!

 

AND I cant believe you still have grass in your run!

 

Well the cockerel is out all day and the hens have been on the nest for 3 weeks so it probably looks healthier than normal!

[puffball]

they are ADORABLE!!!

 

congratualtions on a successful hatch!

 

[Pinkybijou]

Aww, they are adorable!!! Did they all hatch in the Eglu? Just wondering how did they manage the bars? I love the way mummy hen is showing them how to peck - that's just lovely!

[susanbb]

They are absolutely adoreable

[lisa33]

Gorgeous.

[Happybunny]

Aww they are so cute! Whar breed is your hen?

They're gorgeous!!

x

 

I don't know the breed of the hen in the photo. My friend gave her to me after her dog had got into the run and killed her other hens -Flinty only survived because she could fly. I don't know if she is actually the mother of those chicks because I also have 2 buff pekins and all the hens have been sharing the eglu nest box! It seems a bit of a squeeze but everyone is happy: the pekins do the sitting and Flinty does the exercise.