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

[HENthusiastic]

I am happy to announce that Henrietta Hen has had 5 bouncing, fluffy children . She has 2 blond children and 3 black children. Mother and children doing well.

 

Hows that for a great hatch rate out of 7 eggs? Especially as they were brought from ebay and then delivered to a neighbour before being handed to me by small child, who was waving them around rather carelessly!

 

Both grandmothers are thrilled

Edited September 13, 2009 by Guest

[Chook n Boo Mum]

.........and the grandmothers photos to show off their beautiful new babies are..................come on girls, grandmothers, be they biological, step or surrogate, always have pics to show off with

 

Sha x

 

p.s. I am a step and surrogate so know these things !! xx

[ClaireG]

Yay Great news Hen. I agree with Sha, we need pics!

[Griffin]

Excellent news!

[Redwing]

Thats brilliant, congratulations

[mostin]

Congratulations

 

Well done Henrietta, Hen and K

[Plum]

Congratulations any fluffy pictures

[Scramble]

Congratulations

... any fluffy pictures

Just what I was thinking

[Tulip]

HEN where are these fluffy piccies dammit?

[HENthusiastic]

Sorry for the delay guys.... here are some pictures!

 

 

 

The first three, waiting for their siblings to join them:

 

Is it okay out there??

 

Now gather around children and listen carefully;

[Chook n Boo Mum]

What gorgeous little bundles of fluff Hen, well worth the wait does Mum let you hold them?

 

Oooo heck I'm getting broody again....shame I haven't got a broody hen & am not entertaining an incy session..and actually Buffie is still not right so I am slightly nervous about the whole broody hen thing

 

Are Pekins better mums than Orpies does anyone know .....planning ahead for next year already...I've only got one Pekin so far & she's not even laying yet ?

 

Sha x

[Griffin]

I've got a Pekin or two to try with next year I can't decide if one is a boy or not, think I'll post pics of it later. It'll be no use as a broody if it is a boy

 

Lovely pics, especially the last one with them lined up around mum.

[Egluntyne]

Lovely picture, HEN.

[Plum]

She looks a very attentitive mum. Bless

[atsw]

Are Pekins better mums than Orpies does anyone know

Both breeds are very good Mums. Our Buff Orp was absolutely fantastic earlier this year, very attentive, she had everything under control from the very start. Never took her eye off the chicks.

 

Andrew

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Our Buff Orp was absolutely fantastic earlier this year, very attentive, she had everything under control from the very start. Never took her eye off the chicks.

 

Yes Buffie's the same...so attentive to the point that she still isn't eating properly & insists on feeding the little monsters rather than herself..she's still so thin it worries me and the past few days her crop has been practically non-existent at bedtime which is not good . "midnight" feasts are becoming popular in our garden as I've been out until after dusk over the weekend....start off with syringed pellet gloop then a bowl of mealworms but she likes it

 

Do Pekins have more self-preservation instincts than the over-mothering instincts of my Orpie, or is she one in a million

 

Sha x

[laurmurf]

Congratulations again, HEN! Pics on here are a lot better than the ones on your phone!

 

I can't wait to see them in person.... hint .... hint

[mostin]

Gorgeous babies Hen, your super mum "non-broody black rock" has done it again ,

 

What lovely little balls of fluff, I hope they all lay the same colour eggs as they came out of .

[Cooks]

so so cute, I love that 'listen carefully' picture...

[HENthusiastic]

Thanks guys. We have named them 'the scooters' because they scoot around the place so fast. I'm sure our other chicks weren't so speedy!

Heres hoping to a family of girls eh?

[oneyolktoanother]

awwww so adorable

[mostin]

the Scooters , I love it

[the Lurker]

AWWWWWWWW!!!! they are absolutely beautiful!

 

our Babs has gone broody again! and we still haven't got any eggs to put under her!!! what is wrong with my family?! i won't even be around to see them and i still want another hatch!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

They're gorgeous, HEN . Lovely photos .