Chicks are hatching :)

[sumi]

A day early under a broody hen, which makes me think my timing may have been out. I wasn't expecting anything until tomorrow/Sunday, but when I checked on her now I found 1 completely hatched, 2 external pips and 2 internal pips

Will take and post pics when they're ready. I'm so exited about this! I simply adore chicks, can't get enough of them and this week hasn't been easy, so this is such a welcome distraction.

 

[sumi]

Here they are:

 

[sumi]

Mom took the babies out today, out of the coop, so I snapped a quick pic of them before she ran off with them LOL For some reason she doesn't like the camera.

 

[sumi]

Some pics from today

 

[Denim Deb]

My name is Denim Deb and I'm a chickaholic.

 

[goatgurl]

congrats on the new peeps. 7 total? ds has a maran hen who went broody and hatched 5 little blue babies in her barn. her lgd made the mistake of going into the stall the hen's nest was in. you have never seen a giant dog run so hard from a little blue hen in all your life. we laughed and laughed at the poor pup. 2 months later and he still walks wide circles around mama hen. lesson well learned.

 

[sumi]

She still hasn't weaned them. This hen just loves being a mom.

 

[Denim Deb]

Just found out that there's a duck sitting on eggs out at the farm.

 

[sumi]

It's day 22 and we have 8 pips so far

 

[sumi]

9 Hatched, 2 more pipped, 2 eggs left. Here are two of them so long. I'll take more pics when they're all dried off and fluffed up.