Oct. 22, 2009 - Surprise!! Chicks~! We have baby chicks!!
While collecting chicken eggs yesterday, our precious seven year old William discovered a wonderful thing!~~
At first, he heard tiny peeping sounds, so he started looking all around the yard. Then, he began crawling around on his hands and knees, listening for any more noise that would give him a clue as to what he was hearing and where it was coming from.
After hearing it again, and after searching more and more, he then realized that the noises were coming from underneath one of our smaller barns; This certain barn that is elevated about 12 inches off the ground. The hens love to escape to there and hide from children who want to pester them.
Anyway, William heard that the noises were coming from underneath that little barn behind him, and when he leaned down to see what he could see, there they were; The momma hen and a few tiny little yellow peaks with mini beaks!!
He was so happy that he ran in the house to share the news with us all. ~smile~ Such a neat thing.
Normally, we have about 16-20 chickens, and oddly enough we have never had this happen. We just have chickens, free-range, providing us eggs. That's it. Nothing spectacular. But, this was spectacular. We did nothing. We just found them. I guess this is what happens when you don't eat the eggs!! HA... LOL!!
Well, today we got photos of the new brood as they emerged from their secret hiding place. (photo above)
Aren't they cute? There are a total of 7. William says it's because he is 7 years old. (that's hilarious!) The mother hen also has more eggs hidden in her nest underneath that barn. We have to figure out what to do next with the chicks and the other eggs that have yet to hatch. Plus, we do not want the chicks to get eaten after dark. (That would not make our the wee ones in our house very happy:()
For now, I am just watching them in the yard from my window. What a miracle of new life.
We are so grateful for the new chicks which will hopefully later bring us more eggs, and maybe more chicks. Cluck, cluck, cluck.....
Thankfully and Joyfully counting chicks,
Shannon
Comments
Oct. 22, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by bearsmom
Congratulations! And I agree with your son reasoning. You have 7 because he is 7.
Oct. 26, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by heavenshandmaid
AWWW....now the girls really can't wait to come in November....especially Tevy, our chicken lover!!
love you!
