The group was walking across the yard for a final look at the bantams tonight when Alasdair spotted a mouse. He’s not fond of mice and he’s very good at spotting small scurrying things.
However, it wasn’t a mouse, it was a chick. There were six of them altogether, four black, one yellow and one stripy.
They took some counting because Mother Hen wasn’t happy at the idea of us having a look. She was protective to the point of being aggressive and a number of the photos show a black blur attacking the photographer.
Amazing. I’m still waiting for the first signs of hatching but another hen, with no electronics, has just hatched six. That’s Hens 25 – Incubator Nil at the moment.
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Those hens will be so cocky now!
That’s right, rub it in! 😉
Hehe!
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I’ve just started following your blog — it is delightful! I’ll be hanging around!
Thank you. 😉
Oh dear – how much longer do you give the incubator?
A day because I may have miscounted, another day because I was using old eggs and another couple for luck…
Traditional methods may have some advantages, but there’s still hope for the incubator.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed. 😉