Natural Egg Hatching

[The Porch]

One hatched, 2 are cracking, Rooster has figured out what is going on,

 

[The Porch]

Broody#3 on the right
New Mama #2 on the left

 

[The Porch]

#2 Made it out #3 is peeping loudly and working on it
Rooster was investigating

 

[CLSranch]

I had a bantam hen that would run off the neighbors peacock when it came in the yard, if she had chicks. One bad momma.

 

[The Porch]

Ok, all 3 eggs hatched #4 was a rotten dud-- it stunk so Mamma #2 has 3 chicks

 

[CLSranch]

3 outta 4 aint bad.

 

[The Porch]

3 outta 4 aint bad.

well she started with 6, she stepped on #6, but 3 is enough

 

[The Porch]

Broody #3 stepped on an egg, so she now has 5,
#1 &2 are under the nesting box / brooder area, when I had DH make it I was hoping that the space would be big enough and it is.
the rest of the 8 hens are doing fine, need a hiney wash- why the get such a poppy backend I dont know- I just hold them- spray it off with the garden hose--

 

[The Porch]

We are in a holding pattern as we wait on Broody #3 next egg hatch the week of the 16th

 

[The Porch]

5 chicks Playing together, younger 3 don’t quite keep up the the 2 week olds.
I put the roost ladder we made last year for the new flock/ adults now,, put it in the coop so the 2wo chicks could figure it out,, and that did , right off the bat,
And they walked back and flew down