We have Chickens

We have Chickens!!

Further to my post in August we are very excited to announce we have chickens.

I don't know who is more excited me or my daughter.

Our wonderful little broody hen, who has been dubbed "clucky", hatched 7 little chickens while we were away for the weekend.  When I got home on the Sunday I went to feed the chooks and found 2 empty shells in her nesting box.

The brown chicken has been dubbed "Browny". 

On Monday morning we checked and there were definitely little fluffy chickens underneath her.  By Monday afternoon she was down on the ground protecting 1 little chicken who had fallen out of the nesting box, so I carefully lifted out the other 6 chickens and put them with her.  She quickly scooped them underneath her and gave me a few pecks for my trouble.

The runt of the litter (far left) is now called "Grunty". 

We have (hopefully) put up enough protection around the chook yard to keep the little darlings in their yard and away from the other chooks. The chickens are enjoying the chickfeed and other vegetable scraps and learning off their mother.

We are still to name the other 5 chickens, but don't fret, the names will be forthcoming as their personalities develop.

Mother and chickens are doing well.

Enjoy

Ann
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Don't count your chickens until they hatch

Chickens, we have chickens.

Well not exactly yet, but we do have a broody hen and she is sitting on eggs.

I don't know who is more excited, me or Isabel.

We got 4 chooks off a friend early on this year, but a couple of months later we had 3 chooks and a rooster!

Meet Rodney 3.

Why Rodney 3?

Well Rodney (1) was a dud.  He had no sense of time, he would start crowing at 2am!! and if you ask me, he never had anything to crow about because he never fathered any chickens. Rodney (1) got transferred to another farm.

Rodney 2, couldn't handle the heat and up and died during a heatwave.

So we thought, that's it,  no more roosters for us. Until Rodney 3 changed sex!

So anyway, Rodney 3 has done his duty and we are now eagerly watching our expectant mother.

Watch this space.

Ann
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