Unsecure chicken perches

[Griffin]

Tiger decided December was a brilliant time to go broody Because she has to live apart from my main flock due to bullying issues, and she's only happy when she's got chicks to care for, I decided to let her at least try. I bought six bantam Frizzle eggs on Ebay. All six were fertile Sadly one died around nine days ish but the other five made it to full term. They were due tomorrow, Christmas Day, but they couldn't wait and have all hatched today

 

She's over the moon, her babies seem happy and healthy and were all toasty warm when I locked them away for the night. Photos to follow tomorrow

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations, what a lovely early present .

[Redwing]

That Tiger has been such a great broody for you, she is such a trooper

 

I hope you got a better ebay seller than me, I ordered two lots of Frizzle eggs, one lot had beards and the others had feathery legs

[Griffin]

Oops! I can't say I've had a good look at the chicks, all I know is four are black & yellow and one is a lilacy bluey colour. Will check for beards, feathered legs and all sorts they shouldn't have tomorrow

[Griffin]

I didn't want to disturb Tiger too much today but I did manage a few photos this morning. And I cannot tell you how glad I am that it's been so unseasonally warm! Tiger knows best!

 

Proud Mum:

 

Some babies:

 

 

I'm guessing mottled:

 

The smallest chick, but oh so cute:

 

 

Bluey lilacy chick:

 

All clean legged and not a beard in sight Proper little Frizzles I hope

[Ain't Nobody Here]

They are adorable, congratulations .

[Mum]

Fabulous present and wonderful photo's.

 

Merry Christmas

[Lewis]

Cuuute

 

I'm looking forward to the names you always come up with!

[Space Chick]

Oh congratulations Tiger Lily

 

They are gorgeous babies, what a fantastic Christmas present

[Griffin]

Cuuute

 

I'm looking forward to the names you always come up with!

 

The kids have already named one Baby Jesus

[Lewis]

Of course!

[WitchHazel]

Gorgeous chicks, well done Tiger

[Griffin]

Tiger has taken her brood out for their first free range around the garden today They're having a great time exploring. Elizabeth Woodville was delighted with her new playmates and wanted to show them tasty bits and bobs but Tiger told her to go away It was quite sweet to see such a maternal instinct in a chicken that's not even laid her first egg yet I suspect it'll not take long for Elizabeth to go broody once she does lay!

 

I really should take more photos of Tigers chicks. I think we've got two boys and three girls. A lavender frizzle, a black mottled frizzle, both boys and all the girls are plain feathered, two black mottled and a solid black. I suppose I should be grateful, at least with both boys being frizzled they can live with their plain sisters. I'd read that frizzles produce 50% frizzles, 25% plain & 25% over-frizzled. It's a shame mine didn't read that too!

[lillybettybabs]

oh no, Those pictures have made me chick broody, OH will leave me if i have anymore!

[Griffin]

This lot are a hardy bunch, they're out playing in the snow this morning

 

Mottled boy:

 

Group shot with Tiger, Graham and Maude. Ignore Tigers bed head, their coop is so warm she wakes up every morning with soggy hair

 

Lavender boy with a mottled sister:

 

[Duncan08]

Gorgeous, thanks for the pics

[ilovechickens]

Brill pics-thanks for sharing them. Trouble is..its made me chick broody!