Our New Family Additions

So you have been waiting to hear what the new 5 additions to our family are.. well, I'm going to tell you! I would've last night, except the keyboard wasn't working, so I couldn't even sign in. :(

Well, let me give you a clue - they go "cheep cheep, cluck cluck." Can you guess? That's right - baby chicks!!!
Sarah's chicken Pippin who is a Barnevelder x Frizzle, who we raised from a chick was broody (meaning clucky and trying to hatch eggs) so we got eight fertilized eggs from the chicken breeder.

This is what Pippin looked like when she was little (we had had her for a few weeks by then) -

Pippin is the gold one - the white one is Clucks, Danny-Boy's chicken. :)

Do you recognize that crate?

OK back to the chicks..
So.. after 21 days of sitting on the eggs, the little chicks hatched. :) Five out of the eight eggs hatched. There is a sad, and gross story about the un-hatched eggs. If you would like to hear it, please comment to tell me, and I'll include it into my next post.

Danny-Boy's chick is the little black one, who we believe is the mystery chick (one chick the breeder didn't know what it was, so it can be anything). Sarah thought of the name Inky, and Danny-Boy just agreed until 'further notice'.

There are two little black and tan ones, and the one with the most tan on it's little face is Sarah's. His/her name is Mishka, which is such a cute name don't you think? Mishka is always with Inky, they are great buddies. :)

Yesterday, (Friday), they were one week old. They are very, very hard to take photos of, as mumma hen Pippin is protective, and whenever Sarah or anyone goes near, she calls them behind her wings. Here are pictures that we did get from this first week in no particular order -

One of the yellow chicks, Mishka, and Inky is near the yellow one.

Mumma Hen Pippin with her chicks

Cute little yellow chick having a snack.

Mishka, Inky & the yellow.

Inky

Pippin with the chicks

How cute!

Little yellow one.

Night time. I think this was near the first day, but maybe not.

Can you see MY crate?

Mishka & Inky near the clean water.

So.. the two yellow ones are Sussexs, the Black & Tans Golden Laced Wyandottes, and like I already said, little Inky is a mystery.
The three eggs that didn't hatch were two Araucanas (there eggs were a blue-green) and one was a naked neck. Mum doesn't really like those, but she got it anyway as it increases our chances on chicks.

I think you'll find many more photos coming as they grow up. :)

Cuddles and licks,
Miley xxx