New 6 Minute Video

Good Morning Chics!

This is a breakfast time video I took when I went out to un-foul their water dish. I have to do this 3-4 times a day! Silly birds. If you watch the left upper corner, you can see Red peeking in to see what he can see. Enjoy all the little chirps!

This just in. . .

Was thinking that maybe a pic of mom and dad would be interesting. Mom is a Silver Duckwing Standard Phoenix (foreground) and dad is a Bantam Rhode Island Red (middle). Our missing Lavender Bantam Chic is in the background. 

ahh chic is in the background. i miss her.

 

A short video of the chiclettes, well 2 or 3 out of 7 of the chics.

Ken Update

I noticed yesterday that Ken is babying a foot and limping a bit. I picked him up and found that the battle for Chic was more fierce than I had originally thought. Ken who was almost scalped in the fight also lost a toe on his right foot! Poor baby.

Baby Pictures

Babies

Cheep

 After about a week and a half, these babies are chirping up a storm.

They get underfoot, on top of mom, under wing, and are very snug and happy just
hiding.

See their new wing feathers!

7 Days Later

I can see 6 chicks in this photo

We now have at least 7 chicks bustling about the coop. Both moms are apparently sharing duties. Three eggs were abandoned in Rita's nest. I'm thinking they have to be the 3 eggs I accidentally dropped in the straw. So sorry Rita, we are both sad.  But, 7 out of a possible 10 on the first hatch. . . NOT BAD! I learned alot that's for sure. Now we wait for the big day when I feel safe enough to let them out of the coop.

Abandoned Eggs In Rita's Nest

Bad News. . .Good News

Ken N Chic

Let's start with the bad news. Chic is still AWOL. There is no sign that she ever lived here except for the tiny egg in the fridge that she layed 3 days ago. No blood, no feathers, no fluff, no body. I am so sad that she is gone.

Now on to the good news. I went out to the coop this morning and. . . OH NO! Nita is out of her nest and only one egg remains with a little hole in it and some broken shells. My god, no one survived! But again it's a case of no fluff, no bodies. I am very sad and putting all my hope on Rita who is still sitting on her eggs and in her nest. I tucked the abandoned egg from Nita's nest under Rita and went off to get water for Red.





Louis is a bit aggressive this morning. He always tries to peck my shoes or my hands. Since dropping a few pounds, he's become quite the runner too! Watch your back whenever you're in chicken yard.







 Anyway, back to the good news. I went back to the coop to check on the girls water before going in the house to get ready for work. . . opened the coop door. . . and surrounding Nita are 3 of the cutest chicks I've ever seen!

 

Three darling chicks

Four darling chicks

There water was full of straw, so I went to get more to refill the fount. I opened the door again and to my amazement there are 4 Darling Chicks! So all 5 eggs are accounted for! What a great day.

Will let you know how it goes with Rita and her brood.