It's the wrong season for newly hatched chicks but we had two hens so determined to hatch eggs that we finally gave in and let them each have 8 eggs a piece.

On Thursday the eggs began hatching; out of 16 eggs we ended up with 9 new chicks.

Three eggs didn't hatch and I think a raccoon may have feasted on some of them as I had noticed something had been in the pen recently.
4 comments:
awww just too adorable!
Ditto the awww. But, then they grow up. Actually, I don't mind hens too much, but I'm not overly fond of roosters. When I used to have to gather eggs, I especially didn't like having to watch for snakes in the nests. I know that having snakes wasn't the chickens' fault, but it was just one more thing that invited the snakes to come and visit.
Their so cute!!!
and I'm jealous :>
Sweeeeet!!! I'll be blogging about my hens today. They are growing fast and I've contemplated letting some hatch, but I can only have up to 10 chickens in town! :(
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