Hen with chicks

[StackerKen]

Our brooding hen has 4 new chicks today
This is the only picture I have been able to get so far
I will take more soon.
Its really neat to watch a mother hen and her chicks :)

[willie pete]

Under momma's wing... :D nice pics..

[StackerKen]

yeah, there is four of them under there.

When I went to grab the camera, two of them had their heads out.

[beefsteak]

Thanks, Ken! Nice photos.

One or 4, makes no dif...a cute chick is going to ALWAYS be a cute chick. ;D

beefsteak

[StackerKen]

Well, she is being a really protective mother hen. So its hard for me to get pictures so far
When she see's me she calls to them and trys to keep me from seeing them. :)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/redchick3.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/redchick.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/redchick2.jpg

I can't get over how cool it is the way she talks to them...and they listen :D

[MNeagle]

wow, looks like they grew quite a bit since yesterday!

[StackerKen]

:)

Two days old now

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/chicks.jpg

[greenbear]

Oh, the chicks are so adorable. The hen is beautiful. Great pics. It must be so enjoyable to be able to raise animals... or birds on your property.

[StackerKen]

Oh, the chicks are so adorable. The hen is beautiful. Great pics. It must be so enjoyable to be able to raise animals... or birds on your property.


Yeah we like it.
We like birds
We used to breed cockatiels and love birds but it got out of hand(too many... not enough buyers)
We traded 30 teils and 5 lovebirds for two Conure parrots....lol

We still raise and sell Canaries and Button quail though.

I'll get pics up of those soon ;D

[greenbear]

Wow, you two are really into birds! I prefer mine outside at the birdfeeder. A parrot would be fun but it would scare the stuffing out of our Piggy the scaredy cat.

[StackerKen]

update...
they are growing nicely :)
hard to get a good pic because they wouldn't stand still
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/ChicksGrowing.jpg
Yes, the red one has feathers on it's legs
Our Bantam rooster musta go a go at the hen.

[StackerKen]

Nother update

bout got all their feathers almost ready to join the population and make room for more chicks that are on the way.. (3 hens brooding right now)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/chicksgrown-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h55/baytraderken/chicksgrown2-1.jpg

[ximmy]

nice... and finger lickin' good!

[1970 Silver Art]

Oops!!!! I am in the wrong thread. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

BTW: Nice chicks Stacker. ;D

[greenbear]

Those are some nice lookin' chicks! :D