More Chickens

We had another two batches of chickens hatch last Sunday morning, a day early.

Kym hatched 7 from 7, an excellent result and O hatched 6 from 8. They're both excellent mothers and cluck urgently, calling their chicks to them for food and water. The little chicks burrow furiously into the mass of silkiness and then turn around and peek out at the world from the safety of their mothers' feathers. Watching a mother hen look after her brood is just gorgeous and seeing how the chicks respond to the different calls is delightful. The mothers are very protective too.

I'm really keen to see what this little fellow on the left turns out like. He's from Tom's pen so must have come out of either a black, silver or splash hen. He's the second one we've had with this colouring; the first one hatched over at Tom O's place on Oct 31.