She was sitting on 17 of her own eggs under a boxwood next to the house. I don't have a rooster and a friend of mine was having trouble hatching RIR bantam eggs, so I got 6 of them from him. I replace her 17 eggs with the 6 RIR eggs. 3 weeks later........
Better view of chicks
That's so cool!!! Congrats on the 6 little RIR's.
I Know you cant stay away from them now! Youll be taking pictures ( we Hope) at every turn! Sooooo cute!
Thanks Eric.
Eufaula, my wife already thinks I'm crazy for all the plant pics I take. This will drive her crazy! This little hen is a great mother. She gaurds them very well and I haven't had to feed the chicks anything since their arrival on Saturday. She finds them insects and tears the bugs into little bite sized pieces. Here's another pic...
I love to watch a new mother hen with her brood. They are so protective and caring about them. And they (chicks) are so cute and try to do everything she does. Fun to watch.
Great pics, hard to resist the little bundles of fuzz and fluff !!!
Julie
