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.