Hatched last Thursday/Friday

[Kathrina Muller]

Dad is a Buff orphington, Mothers farmyard mongrels, but the chicks are healthy and appear to have mongrel vigour.  I was given the eggs by a friend, as being in town means no roosters.  The broody is a neighbours, who I am paying in eggs, - his three hens all wanted to go broody about the same time.  Fortunately she is a placid hen, used to being handled, as she was raised a  child's pet.  Last year used my Langsham and she trained the chicks to be scared of humans.

I am feeding the chicks, a starter mix but also find soil with lots of insects and seeds, in particular violet seeds.   Soil from under violets seems to have lots of insects (especially springtails) plus I pick the seed capsules.  They also seem to enjoy ant eggs if I find a nest.

They prefer sratching for their food, rather than the mix and I think it is better for them.

 

[Acacia]

Nice pics, gorgeous little chickies. Funny you mentioned about the food, I've noticed my chooks seem to leave their nightly feed of fancy chook mix/grains alone, and prefer to get their own meals when they free range during the day also. :)

[josephal]

Very fluffy wee things Kathrina.