New Chicks!

[Tonnymonk]

Well- sometime today- we got 4 new chicks!
There were 5 that hatched, but one didn't make it. I think it got too cold. Mom is teaching them well and guarding them VERY well! I took the other 7 eggs(which were cold by the time I found out she wasn't sitting on them) and put them under a heat lamp...guess we'll see what happens with them. I don't know how long she had been away from them. I have pics uploading now! They are soooo cute!

[Tonnymonk]

Momma and babies!


And a couple close ups of the babies-

[Rita]

OMG they are sooo cute .. we were at the grain store today and seen some that looked just like them .. hope they all make it

[Tonnymonk]

Still 4 babies this morning and they are all eating and drinking well and learning how to scratch and peck around from mom! I could sit out there all day and watch them with her- she is such a great mom!!
The other 7 eggs are still out there, but nothing is happening with them. I am waiting until tonight and then gonna pip one to see if it is still alive. I think they got too cold and are all dead, but want to give them time to do their thing before giving up....

[wf]

They are so lovely i wish i had one i am watching the nests where i am for signs of ducks/geese emerging cant wait..

[Tonnymonk]

Well- the abandoned eggs all died. I just didn't have the right set up and I guess they were not meant to be. I am thinking of borrowing my friend's incubator and trying to hatch out some RIR eggs soon!!

[Tonnymonk]

Pics from yesterday! They are a week old today!
My favorite pic- told ya she was a great mom (the cropping sucks, but it is such a cool pic)

[wf]

Latest pictures are lovely baby chicks are real sweet i love them..A friend of mines geese are hatching but she found a mouldy egg so she isnt holding out for much luck she thinks tehy may all be rotton..