Thursday morning's new baby chicks
These are the new babies chicks
which appeared on Thursday morning.
This mama seems to be more relaxed
than some, as she led her babies right through morning feeding. There are
actually six of the babies.
One of the chicks
has the coloring closest to the mama, the others are a little darker. The
babies hatching now, depending upon which mama hen is hatching, are the last we
will have from Sergeant Major and Golden Boy.
Here, she led her
babies away from me to the plough, then under the buggy to head back to the nest
she has made under a trough past the North side of the doe pen.
The best part about
new babies of any species is the new promise and possibility of a brand new
life. Our Phoenix hens are generally excellent sitters and mamas, who tend
closely to their babies and defend them aggressively. I look forward to seeing
who these babies become, and watching what comes of the little ones!
