September 16, 2007 – Wild Chicks!

In all the excitement of the past few days, I’ve neglected the “wild chick” story.  While we were getting the horse settled the girls saw a hen with chicks under its wings.  They were, as Martin described them, “wild chicks” as they were laid, brooded, and hatched without the aid of a nursery.


It’s the first time that a hen has brooded chicks, and we were in the dark that the hen had squirrelled the eggs away.  There are three of them, all different colors, so they may have different pappas.

one year ago…