Watching chicks hatch is totally fascinating. I had no idea - my husband and I were both very tempted to stay up all night watching them [and we did, in fact, stay up FAR later than we should have because we were so engrossed in the whole process!]. We have 8 more eggs that are trying to hatch, so I hope one of them makes it so the kids can see the whole hatch process today [they were already asleep last night when it started].
I had no real concept of how *difficult* it is for a chick to hatch - man! That is monumental work involved to get out of a shell! The poor babies have to work SO hard to get out of there - and then they just lie there panting from exhaustion, all wet and pretty ugly looking. LOL!
We were also amazed at how LOUD a newborn chick can be! The first little guy that hatched sat their screaming his little head off until another one was born - it was like he was lonely. Then they were all hollering. LOL!
Hopefully they will fluff out today and get all cute.
Here is my son watching the 5 chicks we have so far in their big cardboard "brooder" box.
And here are the chicks. We have, so far, 2 Ameraucana that hatched and 3 Black Australorps. I'm hoping some of the Marans hatch too - I'd really like some of those too!
Here are what's left of the eggs so far:
3 comments:
I came right to your blog to see pictures of the little guys. The miracle of life just amazes me. They are adorable. What a wonderful experience that you have provided for your children!
Aww they are so cute! I wonder how many will be roosters and how many will be hens. I guess only time will tell, right?
Oh and the cute little chicks has my husband wanting to hatch eggs now too LOL
Awww! That is so awesome! And they are so cute!
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