Wednesday, June 27, 2007

See what I have

Yesterday evening I went out to check on my hens. I had babies running around and no mama in sight. I kept calling and she showed up. She was hurt. No blood or anything but you could tell she was hurt. After an hour or so of chasing chicks I finally managed to catch them all minus 1. One ran into the chicken pen and the other chickens killed it. Out of 14 babies I now have 6 chicks left. I brought them into the house last night. Sometime during the night the hen died. This morning I fixed up a bird cage and placed the babies in it. One by one I reached in and removed a baby out from under Mama's wing. Even in death she tried to protect them. Now I have baby chicks in my living room. I will have to keep them in for a while. I will have to place a lamp in the cage to they will have warmth. I might be able to save them all.
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM

    cute but I bet they are meeeeeessssy.

    Much Love,
    Mary

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  2. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 10:17 AM

    Awww they are pretty. Hope you are able to save all of them. Paula

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  3. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 10:18 AM

    good luck with the baby chicks....and may they all live to give you many delicious eggs???  being a city girl....that is about all I know about chicks....that they grow up to give eggs....unless of course one of them is a he...then you have an early "alarm clock" in the making.....LOLOL...hugs from a silly person in KY.....Ora

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  4. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 11:01 AM

    Hope you can save those little chicks ~ I wish you luck with them ~ Ally x

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  5. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 11:09 AM

    awwwwwwwwww...they are sooooooooooo cute! Hope they make it.
    love  ya,
    carlene

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  6. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 12:30 PM

    At least they look large enough to have already learned from the hen how to peck, eat, and drink.  If so, that'll go a long way in their survival.  If not, we have put another "baby" from elsewhere in with them to show them how.  And I have managed to get one or two to understand by hitting the feed with my finger in a pecking motion.  Hope they all come through it.  They are precious!  -  Barbara

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  7. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 5:49 PM

    I am so sorry your hen died....I hope those babies survive...if anyone can do it you can!!!
    -Ellie

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  8. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 9:13 PM

    aweee how sad hope those chicks make it.

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  9. AnonymousJune 28, 2007 at 11:03 PM

    They are so adorable!! I'm sorry the mama died.  I hope they do ok.
    Pam

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  10. AnonymousJune 29, 2007 at 4:16 PM

    Please let everyone know what you plan to do to these little chicks!  LOL!

    It's not like they were going to live a long life in retirement!  

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  11. AnonymousJune 30, 2007 at 12:03 AM

    My eyes got moist at the thought of her protecting her chicks when she was dead.

    We are mulling over leaving the city and moving to the country...

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  12. AnonymousJuly 1, 2007 at 8:26 AM

    Celeste!  Keep us posted on these cuties.  So sorry about their mom, but I know it's just life on the farm.  

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  13. AnonymousJuly 2, 2007 at 5:14 PM

    You'll have to be mum now.
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/acoward15/andy-the-bastard

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  14. AnonymousJuly 2, 2007 at 6:56 PM

    Aren't you just the sweetest, kindest, I missed reading your journal. gg/Jackie

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