When I went out to feed the chickens this morning, I was surprised to find the body of a little yellow "naked neck" chick near a nest that one of the Turken (Manetta) hens has been sitting on. It was all hatched out of its shell, but sadly it had already passed away when I found it.
Another egg in the nest (this egg) had started to hatch and I couldn't bare to leave it thinking that since it was chilly out this morning, and since the hen had left the nest, that this one would more than likely die as well.
So... I brought it in the house.
I put the egg in a box on some tissue, and placed the lamp over the box for warmth. It needs to be about 100 degrees for hatching chicks.
Humidity needs to stay pretty high too, so I added a small bowl of water to help keep moisture in the air.
Pretty soon, the chick started pulling itself from the egg, peeping now and then. Towards the end of the day the chick had pulled itself totally out of the egg and was starting to stretch its legs.
Cute little baby chicken!
I told you we weren't done naming critters! AND, we have two cows about to have babies too! Life on the farm is so FUN!
Creating these photos and this post has been really fun for me -- and educational too!
Oh, Anna! What joy that you could save this chick! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing images!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | March 13, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Seeing these pictures of the hatching made me cry. To see this new life was such a blessing. Thank you!
Posted by: Annie21211 | March 09, 2007 at 07:54 PM
Great photos! And it must be fun to see something like that! I am not used to farmanimals, but I find them really facinating. Have a nice day!
Posted by: Desiree | March 08, 2007 at 03:35 AM
Truly magnificent! Wow. And I thought my Monarch Montage was cool.... that is just the sweetest. How fun for you.
Mary (toao)
Posted by: Mary Rogers | March 07, 2007 at 07:21 PM
Oh wow! How super cool is this?!?? Thanks so much for sharing this miracle of life with us!! AMAZING!!
Posted by: Danita | March 07, 2007 at 05:25 PM
Awww I was totally all choked up reading this!! TFS Anna!
Posted by: CIndy Lou Who | March 06, 2007 at 11:47 PM
That is so cute! Thanks for sharing the pictures, that's something most people don't get to see.
Posted by: Samantha | March 06, 2007 at 05:14 PM
WOW! You take the most amazing pictures!!
Posted by: julie | March 06, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Ahh, the miracle of life! Sometimes I just sit and think about how our bodies form and grow! I still can't believe that I grew 3 babies inside my body. Life is so amazing! Thanks so much for the pictures! Make sure you keep us updated and post another pic of him in a few days because they are always so adorable when they are little and fluffy!
Posted by: Heidi K. | March 06, 2007 at 12:01 PM
After a rough morning, these pictures made me smile.
Love how you captured the birth.
Posted by: Jennifer (jkincolorado) | March 06, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Awe! How wonderful for you to share with us all. So precious!
Posted by: Rose Ann | March 06, 2007 at 09:50 AM
thank you for the great pics of the little peep...DD
Posted by: Doreen | March 06, 2007 at 08:33 AM
I'm in a subdued mood today, and these pictures of a new life lifted my spirits. Thank you for sharing them. When the little guy gets more fluffed up, will you please post additional pictures?
Posted by: Melissa | March 06, 2007 at 08:14 AM
Thanks for sharing all these precious events, Anna! Did this little chick make it? Shall we name him??? I love baby things! I still have Fitzgerald's picture posted on my typing stand!! He's SO cute!!
Jeanne in Idaho xoxoxo
Posted by: Jeanne in Idaho | March 06, 2007 at 07:55 AM
Thank you so much for sharing your pictures. I used to live on a farm and I miss all the farm animals. I had turtle eggs in the house to raise, but no chickens or turkeys. Keep the pictures coming. I enjoy them so much.
Posted by: Linda Palmer | March 06, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Thank you so much for sharing these great pictures! My son loves to look at all the animals with me.:)
Posted by: doris odonnell | March 06, 2007 at 06:56 AM
I've always wanted to live on a farm. I know it's a lot of hard work but all the animals!! I guess I'll have to live vicariously through you!
Posted by: LisaC | March 06, 2007 at 05:31 AM
What an amzing thing you get to do all the time by watching these wonderful babies get born and raised!! Working the farm is probably tough work, but what fun to watch something like this!! I am going to bring this page back up tonight to let my kids see if...they loved the pictures of the other "babies" on the farm.
Posted by: Kyla Leanhart | March 06, 2007 at 05:13 AM
I have never seen a chicken hatch before so thank you for taking the pictures and for sharing them. They are wonderful.
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Anderson | March 06, 2007 at 12:39 AM
Wow! You're so lucky to have witnessed such a wonderful event! And fantastic pictures, too!
Posted by: Bagpuss (Helen) | March 06, 2007 at 12:20 AM
& for us... :-)
Gramma Dar
Posted by: Darlene Laursen | March 05, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Wow! What a day you had. So will the hen mother take care of that chick or are you the new mom? These animals sure are amazing aren't they?
Hugs
Julie
Posted by: Julie Phillips | March 05, 2007 at 08:35 PM
Oh so wonderful! New life! Thanks for the fabulous photos..and sweet love pats to the new chick!
Posted by: diane mcvey | March 05, 2007 at 08:08 PM
Boy...you sure have quite the baby boom going on at your house! I'm loving all your baby pictures, and these ones of this little chick are awesome!! Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted by: Monica | March 05, 2007 at 07:04 PM