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[chick wiggle]

Having always used an incubator in the past, this time, i bit the bullet and used on of my broodys, boy, am i glad i did!

It is one of the cutest things i have ever seen, seeing Mum with her chicks, 5 out of 7 hatched yesterday!

 

 

 

 

 

[surfer_chicken]

I spy a blue egg! What did you hatch? They're lovely

[chick wiggle]

Oh yes, i forgot to say in my excitement

That is a blue egg you can see, which would have been/will be, an araucana.

I got a mixed lot from a local breeder, so far i have, 1 speckled sussex, 1 leghorn, 1 orp (buff i think) and 2 barnevelders.

[fluffy chick]

Ooooo I want

 

Maybe next year

[sage]

I'm in love with them. Roll on Monday cannot wait to see them.

 

Sage

[Space Chick]

Congratulations

[Chickvic]

Gorgeous chicks - what is mum? She's lovely as well

[chick wiggle]

Thank you for your lovely comments, i must admit im totally in love with them all

Mum is a Shetland, a striking jet black which shimmers like oil on water all different colours ... she also lays lovely blue eggs

[Snowy]

They are gorgeous, well done Tyra! Fingers crossed the rest hatch as well.

[chick wiggle]

No, i have taken the last two eggs away. one was dis and the other infertile, but i think 5 out of 7 isnt too bad

[Snowy]

Ah shame about the duds, but yes, 5 out of 7 not bad at all

[chick wiggle]

I was so touched this afternoon when i decided to give Tyra a treat of corn. I put it in a galley pot high up so the chicks couldnt reach it. Yep, Tyra got the corn and dropped it down for the chicks! I changed it for mealworms and she did exactly the same ... what a good mummy

I hope shes looking after them now cos its absolutely pouring down, thundering and lightining now

[Griffin]

It's lovely seeing a good mum with chicks. Well done Tyra.

[chick wiggle]

They are now spending more and more time outside, following mum around like good little chicks

 

 

 

 

I love to see them outside, unfortunately today the tarp has had to remain over the run ... flippin' weather

[sparkysmum]

Mum is gorgeous Your little brown leghorn is just like ours. We are keeping everything firmly crossed that she really is a she

[surfer_chicken]

Mum really is stunning. I loved watching them all play out with mummy hen, unfortunately my chicken mum left her chicks this week

[chick wiggle]

Aww how old are the chicks? im hoping mine will stay with them til they're old enough to look after themselves

[surfer_chicken]

They are five weeks old- so I'm letting mum free range with the other adults during the day (as she's pecking the chicks), and forcing her to keep sleeping with the chicks as I think she's not supposed to leave them at night until 6 weeks.

 

I was surprised how sudden the change in her was, one day she was a perfectly normal chicken mum and the next she was crouching and eating the treats herself, the day after that I saw her pecking them so back to the flock she went. On the plus side I got my first egg in 2 months from her today

[chick wiggle]

Ah well that sounds alright if shes still keeping them warm at night. Sudden change of heart with her though

[coco]

I maanged to get Faye to stay with her chicks till they were six and a half weeks as by then she was chasing them and desperate to get back with the others. Its lovely watching Mum and chicks though.

[arwenskye]

We are awaiting our first chicks from our broody buff orp. we have 4 eggs from a local farm and she has sat on them whilst we were away-we have a few days left. Unfortunately she broke an egg when we moved her and killed the chick inside but hopefully the other 3 will hatch-I'm starting to get nervous and excited all at the same time-does the mum keep them warm enough once hatched?

[chick wiggle]

Oh yes, mum does everything, its perfect!

Good luck, fingers crossed for you

[arwenskye]

2 out of three eggs hatched today. She won't let me look at the chicks again though-I just hope we don't have to separate the chicks from Buffy. When do the chicks start eating?

[Lewis]

Cute

 

Love using a broody rather than an incy

Cilla + Esmerelda have chicks atm and Mabel is still sat broody in the cube, been tempted to let her keep some eggs but know I shouldn't!

 

The chicks will need some chick crumb arwenskye and can start eating straight away but more likely after a couple of days

[arwenskye]

the 2 chicks are so cute, I'll try and get photos soon. They are in the rabbit hutch at the moment as the cube isn't ideal for chicks. the poor rabbit has been moved to the other run ( a converted guinea pig ark to hen house)

they are both eating and drinking fine and Buffy is a great mum so far! Should I let Buffy out in the garden to give her some exercise? or just leave her with the chicks for a while?

Buffy even showed them off to the other chickens when they all came to look at the rabbit hutch yeseterday