Early Easter Chicks

[haycroft]

My bantam had two chcicks yesterday a third hasnt hatched as yet, as i wasnt sure when she actually laid them...cant believe how teeny they are...hopefully we'l keep all three(if we do get a third one!) as Bow killed one of my layers last weekend

first the one

then two

 

[meddling]

They are so cute Jayne, look forward to seing them get bigger on here, hope they are all hens when number 3 pops out :thumbsup:

 

[jinnyfizz]

Awwwww :wub:

They're just soooooooo cute when they are chicks ........... mum's a looker as well :thumbsup:

 

[Bluebell]

There gorgeous :wub:

 

[Whippets4eva]

Awww Jayne they are sooooo cute :wub:

Hope no 3 hatches successfully for you soon

 

[haycroft]

found the third hatched today..Teeny,Weeny and Beany , named atm

and a few more pics of the three...so fingercrossed they are girls

 

[meddling]

Glad number 3 has joined his siblings in the big wide world, lots of luck on the Genders :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[BlueNoise]

Very cute :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[Janimal]

Awww :wub: always think the little dark ones are even cuter than the yellow ones... :wub:

 

[jinnyfizz]

What colour was dad? It's like having a litter of whippet pups ......... all different markings :lol:

.......... and, may I just be a bit curious and ask why you have marbles in their water bowl - is it to weight it down? :blink: Just being nosey!!! :lol:

 

[haycroft]

What colour was dad? It's like having a litter of whippet pups ......... all different markings :lol:
.......... and, may I just be a bit curious and ask why you have marbles in their water bowl - is it to weight it down? :blink: Just being nosey!!! :lol:

this is dad

would have to get him a new home if one of the chicks turn out to be a male

i suppose 'black' is a dominent gene

marbles...as i havent raised chicks before , i read that you put a shallow dish...in my case a coffee lid, filled with water and place marbles in so the chicks dont get wet and can quite easily drown as they are so tiny and to weigh it down...they drink in between the marbles but soon be replace with a proper water/feeder

my broody hen is likely to become broody quite often so im sure they'l be more chicks in the future...so have you decided that you want some bantams..i'll put you on my list :-

 

[jinnyfizz]

Well that would be lovely!!! Thank you.

I like the black ones best :thumbsup:

The marbles thing makes sense ......... I never thought about the wee chicks drowning!

You learn something new every day Thanks!