Before I left for my trip to Washington and Montana to see Mom and Dad, Nugget was insisting on sitting on eggs. So, I popped 6 eggs under her and let her sit. On Sunday, she hatched out two babies, and yesterday, three others. The 6th egg never started to develop, so it ended up getting tossed out. Meet Nuggets little crumb snatchers!
This was one of the first two chicks to hatch, and is by far the largest of all the chicks.
This was also one of the first two chicks to hatch. Adorable little thing!
Chick number three is tiny! I'm guessing this chick came from an egg laid by Penny, a little bitty dutch bantam.
Chick #4 is part silkie, so I'm going to guess that Poof laid the egg this chick hatched from. It has the cutest charcoal grey stripes on it's back, too. Like a chipmonk!
This was the last chick to hatch. The others are racing circles around it, as it still has it's newly hatched wobble. But by the end of today, it will have figured out how to race circles as well as the others.
Isn't it cute how they all look different! A surprise in every shell!
Oh, Anna~~You are a Momma again!!! Those are the cutest little chicks! I love the little brown one, and the white with gray stripes! And the other 3 are cute as can be, too! How can anyone not love little baby anything??!! :D
I'm so happy that Nugget wanted to sit on those eggs...good girl! Isn't it wonderful that such a simple act can result in such a fantastic outcome??!! :D
Have fun with your babies! And I hope you are feeling better today. We were at 50 degrees this morning, OH WHAT JOY it was! I just stood on the porch with my arms outstretched, to take in every bit of cool air I could! Of course it's heated up now, but that's ok...at least I got to feel a temperature I hadn't felt since MAY!!!
Hugs to you and the chicks!
Posted by: diane mcvey | August 25, 2010 at 11:43 AM
How wonderful. You have such a blessed life. I caught the chicken "bug" this spring and have now gone from one coop to three and from 3 chicks to 12 hens and 3 roosters. I know that's not a good mix but the roosters are beautiful bantams and the hens are full size so the boys really don't have much of a chance. (But I guess they might get lucky once in a while). Anyway, thanks for reminding me about the wonders of life and how terrific it is to live on a farm. I really miss my grandmother's.
Posted by: Candy | August 25, 2010 at 06:18 AM
Nugget as foster mom! Coo-uhl!
Posted by: kathynruss | August 25, 2010 at 05:42 AM
The baby chicks are just adorable.
Posted by: Jennifer | August 25, 2010 at 05:34 AM
They all have innocence written all over their little faces.
Posted by: bonnie weiss | August 25, 2010 at 04:14 AM
cause you need more chicks didn't you?? LOL Cute!!!
Posted by: Sue | August 24, 2010 at 09:27 PM
I'm in love with all five! Couldn't they stay little like this for several months? That little one of Poof's is a real looker!
Posted by: Shellie Daniel | August 24, 2010 at 08:40 PM
Yea for Nugget!! I'm so clueless about chickens, Anna! I didn't know they would sit on ANY old egg! Doesn't need to be one of their own. No wonder they are so social - it's a co-operative in the truest sense of the word!!! If you're feeling like hatching, you just sit! These babies are adorable. I'm still thinking about how to have a couple or three small chickens. With the horror of the salmonella incident, it makes me want my own clean eggs even more than before! HUGS!!
Posted by: Sharli | August 24, 2010 at 06:40 PM
Ahhhh, babies. They are all adorable. We will have fun watching them grow. :) Hugs...
Posted by: Carol Dee | August 24, 2010 at 04:17 PM
so adorable :)
Posted by: Debbie | August 24, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Ahhh.. so very cute! And a chipmunk chick - sweet!
Posted by: Danielle L. | August 24, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Oh....They are soooo cute!
Posted by: Kristen Catalano | August 24, 2010 at 10:16 AM