One of the Light Sussex Hens has hatched a couple of chicks this week. They are very sweet! Here they are at a day old.....aahhhh! And no the one on the right is not a Ninja chick! It's the result of taking a moving object in low light without flash ;-)
These photos were taken when they were literally only a few hours out of the egg. All nicely dried off and fluffy. But already the mother hen is teaching them to eat, and they get the idea very quickly. Just as well or they would not survive!
The mother hen keeps them safe and warm under her feathers as their little fluffy bodies are not waterproof. But even after a few days I can see feathers developing. The mother hen is taking them out and they are already foraging for food themselves - though within range of "Mum".
Sorry for lack of posts! Just a bit busy at the moment with work and life etc. Back soon....
I see that, like Christopher Robin, you are a bisy backson, too. That's OK. We'll wait.
ReplyDeleteOOoh I'd forgotten about Christopher Robin..... hopefully I can take the "Bisy backson" notice down soon...
DeleteThe first few days of life must be very difficult for them if they are living in a rainy location and are not waterproof. Do they eat inside a coop if it's raining ?
ReplyDeleteI want one. They are so sweet and fluffy ...
The hen usually manages to keep them dry under her wings and if the weather is bad she will keep them in the barn. But will venture out with them as long as it's dry. Fortuntely the chicks learn to run fast very quickly!
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