2014 - a time of new beginnings. Here at The Wade Creek House we are into new
beginnings too... of a different sort.... and two of them! Maybe I should start at the beginning and try
to make it short.
Our buff orpington hens are a broody
breed of chicken. Buttercup made herself
a little nest in the corner of the chicken house and sat on her eggs and many
other hens eggs. You see other hens will contribute to the nest daily so soon
she is sitting on lots of eggs. The
chickens have a great space and I don't want more chickens so every Saturday, I
would pick Buttercup up and remove all the eggs. It takes 21 days to make a chick so obviously
I missed an egg or two as last Saturday, I did the same, only this time I heard
peep, peep, peep. I looked down and an
egg was beginning to crack. What the.....!! Once hearing that I put her back on the nest
and left her alone. Went in later and
the other buff Binky was sitting on the nest with her. Two eggs hatched, we have two baby chicks and
two happy mamas. Hard to get a picture
because whenever the door opens they run underneath the moms. Stop by for a peek. NOW WE HAVE TO NAME THEM.... ANY
SUGGESTIONS? I just hope we don't get any
more Ruby's that turn into roosters named Red.
The red of the picture is the heat lamp & my camera in the wrong
setting..
Expect the unexpected.....
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