Seems we have a new house chick for a little while. Peanut, my little Mille Fleur hen, has been sitting on three of her own little eggs. This is chick #2.
Yesterday morning chick #1 hatched. Unfortunately it was injured to the point of me not being able to nurse it back to health. Poor baby.
Last night while I was locking up the chickens I made a point of checking to see if her other two eggs were close to hatching. I picked Peanut up off of her nest and found a freshly hatched chick (chick #2)! Surprise! Within seconds, Peanut saw the chick and attacked it. Not good.....
Poor little thing... so, in the house with me it went. I checked the remaining egg (#3) with a flashlight and found that it had stopped developing early on, so it got tossed into the pasture for the ants before it turned into a stinky mess.
Until this little one is big and strong enough to be moved to a brooder outside in the hen house, she's in the house with us.
Cheep cheep!
Close-up!
Awwww, precious baby. Why does the mama sometimes attack her babies? How sad. Good thing they have you to save them.
Posted by: Shellie Daniel | August 15, 2011 at 07:09 AM
Oooh,, poor little baby. Get well soon, so you can join the other and see the outside world. Be strong!!
Posted by: Handy Talky | August 14, 2011 at 09:29 PM
OH, poor little sole survivor! The name Penny Whistle came to mind when I saw her. I hope she ends up being a better mother than her own....
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | August 14, 2011 at 07:53 PM
What a cutie. Too bad, the mama chicken hurt the first baby. At least, you were able to notice this little guy before it too didn't have a chance.
Posted by: Jennifer | August 13, 2011 at 04:19 PM
Cute as can be, but soon to be rotten! I've been away on vacation and am trying to catch up on your blog! Glad the fire didn't get any closer to your property! Love the new card posts! Sorry it's been so stinkin' hot, sort of, because when it's hot, you often craft more inside which means more eye candy for us! :)
Posted by: Sherri D. | August 13, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Me again, LOVE the closeup photo! Hugs...
Posted by: Carol Dee | August 11, 2011 at 02:06 PM
Oh my goodness attacked by it's own mother...how sad. But in this case it has a happy ending cause you were there for this sweet one.
Posted by: Ida P. Krause | August 11, 2011 at 01:59 PM
She is a cutie,and that's too bad about her mama hen not wanting her.I miss my chickens.
Posted by: Sally | August 11, 2011 at 08:53 AM
Awww, sweet little one. So GLAD you checked when you did. How long will it be before she can go outside with the others? Looking forward to following this little one's progress! Yay Anna! You saved another one! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Woodward | August 11, 2011 at 06:00 AM
Such a sweet little thing Peanut is. Very lucky you came along when you did. Another house chicken, good thing Alan doesn't mind :) Hugs...
Posted by: Carol Dee | August 11, 2011 at 05:26 AM
Sweet little baby! He/she is in excellent hands!
Posted by: Kathy Martin | August 11, 2011 at 04:47 AM
I am surprised Peanut even stayed on those eggs long enough for them to hatch-millies are not usually a broody bird-I just take their eggs and give them to other hens to sit on.What a cutie-He- 70% chance,lol
now you are going to have to teach him how to scratch and those other momma things. Would like to see a video on that.
Posted by: kim | August 11, 2011 at 03:28 AM
Baby animals are the sweetest things. Peanut snd sibling are precious!
Posted by: Dottie | August 11, 2011 at 02:39 AM
Stupid chicken. Is this her first brood? I got totally confused with all of the numbers! Please to give name to chick or I'll forget it's number. :)
Posted by: Shala | August 11, 2011 at 12:06 AM
What a cutie! I went to our County Fair last week and saw all the amazing chickens. Was telling a friend about them and she asked me how I knew so much about chickens. I told her I learned it all from an online scrapbooking friend. That really confused her!
Posted by: elsie | August 10, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Oh, sweet little baby! Do you think they know when mama doesn't love them? Are their feelings hurt? I'm sure you'll make up for it! XOXO
Posted by: Jeanne in Idaho | August 10, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Poor baby......Mama didn't realize what she was doing I guess. Glad one little made it.
Posted by: Mary Lou Kemp | August 10, 2011 at 08:40 PM
Ahh! I didn't know chickens had post birth
tendencies. Poor little thing. But Mama Anna will take care of her. Was this her first birthing? Maybe it's the trauma of the event.
Posted by: NormaJ | August 10, 2011 at 06:58 PM
What a cutie!
Posted by: donna | August 10, 2011 at 06:48 PM