We have new chickie babies…. but not the kind you see here. We had one Buff Orpington that refused to leave a nest, so we shut her in the brooder and made sure she had food and water. Some days later, we were putting the banty hen, that had been injured by the bob cat, in the other half of the duplex and we heard all this peeping! Sure enough. Four little chicks had hatched. So cute.

It didn’t take long for everyone to venture out. Once they had thoroughly explored their new expanse, they needed a short nap because it was so exciting to be outside. I had to snap this photo because there’s one chick sitting on top of mom – so cute! The chicks are doing well and this mama is very attentive. She’s taught them how to scratch and forage and take dirt baths. Because it has become quite cool overnight lately, they are already getting some of their adult feathers at just two weeks. That’s good for them as they’ll need to be going back to the coop in the not too distant future.