The lone egg that Henny Penny, the Buff Orpington banty, has sat on forever, (only three weeks actually,) hatched today!!!
Once or twice a day, I made Henny get off her charge to eat and drink, and today when I checked on her, I saw a broken egg in her nest.
Horrors! She broke it! There must be a mess underneath her. Or so I thought. I picked her up and there was a tiny wet blob of chick under her!
That's the good news.
I went back a little while later, and the chick was out of the nest and getting cold, so I did what I do when bunny moms push their babies out - I picked it up and put it in a bocks on the stove top.
I don't know if this was the right thing to do or not. If it had been warmer, (forecast low is 38ยบ tonight,) I probably wouldn't have done so.
I'm still just so delighted!
Added Sunday morning - I put the chick back with momma last evening. Just checked on them and both are fine! She literally has the baby under her wing.
5 comments:
Hi Fuzzarelly,
Too Cute! Did I tell you that the building that is now my house was once a chicken business. I think of little chicks often.
Hugs, Euhporia
Oh, how wonderful!! I'm pulling for both chick and mom :)
Lady, yes you did. And aren't you allergic now?
I love my chickens! So much easier than bunnies, but just as entertaining!
Wow, a hen that lays eggs and quarters!
Just going through the change.
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