Chicks!
Posted: Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
Lately, my hens began hatching their chicks..about time too! Sanday always seems weeks ahind the rest of the universe for some reason.....
anyways, added to the four already hatched, this morning a peedie black speckled hen hiding under the caravan that is soon to be demolished and moved, hatched a clutch of eleven :-D
so if the other two broody hens are sitting on so many fertile eggs (they each sit on over a dozen) that should add sizeably to my hen horde...
I took a pic of the chicks afore rescuing them and putting them into one of the byres with the other hatchlings til they`re big enough to go out and brave the blackbacks and thieving crows.
Cute, huh? :-)
anyways, added to the four already hatched, this morning a peedie black speckled hen hiding under the caravan that is soon to be demolished and moved, hatched a clutch of eleven :-D
so if the other two broody hens are sitting on so many fertile eggs (they each sit on over a dozen) that should add sizeably to my hen horde...
I took a pic of the chicks afore rescuing them and putting them into one of the byres with the other hatchlings til they`re big enough to go out and brave the blackbacks and thieving crows.
Cute, huh? :-)
Comments
Aw! They're so cute and fluffy.
Carol from IBHQ
So cute and fluffy and...crrrrrunchy!
Flying Cat from dribblingalloverthejoint
our mouths' are watering--send some over please!
5 cat gang from food for thought
Keep them away from the cats! Keep me away from the cats too, you know I have an adversion. They so cute, what is it that makes new life adroable (except for maggots, maggots aren't cute)
Salty from Dublin
Does writing about the above make this chick-lit?
Flying Cat from Someone-or-other's Diary
Now behave, there'll be no horrible things done to the little chicks. HL, let us know how the other broody hens get on.
Carol from IBHQ
carol @ibhq:no??
5 cat gang from dreaming of chicken suppers
If you ever run out of recipes for chicken, let me know Hermit. # Hope they survive, one and all ... the whole of their alloted time (yes, yes, the reasoning is rather circular). They should be safe, at least from Flying Cat (phobia of open waters, it seems).
mjc from NM,USA
mjc:- "phobia of open waters" fc?? u must be kidding!!!
carol from over here
I'll do the stuffing HL, and peel some spuds and carrots if you send me one of those lovely plump chickens ( preferably skinnned, and oven ready) Cheery..
Tws from The kitchen
I don't like getting my dainty paws wet...but on the other paw, it might be worth it...
Flying Cat from islandhopping
Hermit we have a chicken whose hatched a duckling they do seem to look funny walking round the place I doubt if the duck will get a swimming lesson from the chicken though
Barebraes from Shapinsay
That's a funny one, Barebraes. I assume you had the hen hatch both chickens and that duck: how many days longer did it take for the duckling to hatch?
mjc from NM,USA
You are awfully quiet, Hermit. Let us hear from you!!
mjc from NM,USA
I hope you're just making the most of the lovely weather and having a busy summer getting sheepskins ready for the shows, Hermit. Maybe someone will pluck up the courage to say 'hullo' this time...
Flying Cat from looking forward to the shows
Are you showing any of your poultry at the Sanday Show this year? For the first time ever there is a class for geese!
Gandalf's keeper from Sanday
hi hermit . heard on radio orkney that they were looking for orkney folk who wrote stories and thought of you, who better a person to represent orkney in story writing
Barebares from Shapinsay
whats new hermit?? are you okay??
carol --- from over here
RSS Feed