New chicken Babies!!*more pics post #7*

Well my broody hen Dolly finally had some babies hatch!! Woohoo!! so far out of 14 eggs we have 4 chicks, more should hatch tomarrow tho, I saw lots of moving around! here are a few pics!!
Hello world!
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All this baby stuff has made me hungry! Phew!!!
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My youngest petting the new baby!
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Baby smooches! Awww...
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will post more tomarrow! Night!!:D

Can you spell a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e ? :D

How cute! I can't wait until my oegb hen starts laying eggs and her little boyfriend is old enough to "do the deed"

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!:D I can't wait to see more pics, that is just so darn cute!

Hello little chickies :D

I just went and peeked in and there is now 7 chicks, so we are halfway there. I dont want to take any pics right now, cause it is rainy and damp, dont want the babies to catch a chill. Will post more pics when I can!:)

Went out to check on momma and baies, and momma called all the babies out for me to see. So here are a few more pics.
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More pics next post!!

Cute! :D I just fed a bunch of baby ducks and goslings yesterday. They were so cute! What type of chickens are they?

Is that blood on the mom? :confused:

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Well, aren't they just the cutest little guys!! :D Gave me a smile just to see how cute they all are!

Q: Are they all from the same parents, being all different colors like that? Also, is the blood on the hen from the eggs when they hatch? I dont know enough about baby chicks yet, but still looking to know more! :D

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Well, aren't they just the cutest little guys!! :D Gave me a smile just to see how cute they all are!

Q: Are they all from the same parents, being all different colors like that? Also, is the blood on the hen from the eggs when they hatch? I dont know enough about baby chicks yet, but still looking to know more! :D

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They are all mixed breeds. They are from myown flock which consists of 3 roosters, and 13 hens, so it will be neat to see what they look like as they get older.
The blood is from the hen, she went out at one point while I was checking on the babies, and got into a scuffle with one of the other hens. But I cleaned her up, and put a medicated spray on her booboo.

But yes when chicks hatch occasionally there is some blood involved, but mostly that is from them trying to hatch too early.

These sweet baby chicks are killing me with cuteness. :D

Poor mom. Hopefully she won't get into anymore scuffles. I know this may sound like a dumb question, but how does one know when a chick hatches early? :o

What type of chicken is the mother? Do you keep all your babies? What do you do when they get older? Are they shown? I'd like to show chickens one day, but that won't be for a long long time as I know nothing about them. I'd like to have my children involved in 4H. I think it would be fun. :)

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Poor mom. Hopefully she won't get into anymore scuffles. I know this may sound like a dumb question, but how does one know when a chick hatches early? :o

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you can easily tell, first off by how many days it has been incubated, chicks take 21 days to hatch. The other way to tell is the blood. a normal fully mature chick wont have any blood when it hatches.

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What type of chicken is the mother?

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The momma is a Delaware hen

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Do you keep all your babies?

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Yes

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What do you do when they get older?

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et eggs from them:D

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Are they shown?

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No I dont show my birds, they arent Show Quality

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I'd like to show chickens one day, but that won't be for a long long time as I know nothing about them. I'd like to have my children involved in 4H. I think it would be fun. :)

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I know alot of people that show their birds, and they do have lots of fun!

Oh, my! Look at the chickies! Thanks, crittercrazy!

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Baby smooches! Awww...
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I have never seen this type interaction with birds, oh my, how SWEET!

What wonderful shots, such a variety of colors for the babies.

A mom cat can have kittens from multiple dads in the same litter. Is that the same for birds? Is that why they all look different colors?

Look at all the day old downy fluff! Woowee!

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I have never seen this type interaction with birds, oh my, how SWEET!

What wonderful shots, such a variety of colors for the babies.

A mom cat can have kittens from multiple dads in the same litter. Is that the same for birds? Is that why they all look different colors?

Look at all the day old downy fluff! Woowee!

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yes a chicken can have babies from different breeds, but these are all different because I collected eggs from all of my 13 hens, to place under her. Variety is the spice of life!:D

Oh, those chicks are just too cute!
Isn't it really neat how parrots are born basically naked and chickens are born all cute and fuzzy^^? In all honesty, I hadn't noticed that until now. lol. :D

Aw, they are so pretty and cute. i just love the color of the ones that are light yellowy and then they have a black stripe going out from the tip of their eyes. that is such a cool marking! It's so great to see that the chickens are doing well:D

How cute I love the second set of pics! I just got 13 eggs and put them in my incubator. lol they are all oegb eggs. The father is white and the mothers are white and splash.

AWWWWW!!!!!! Where's the cuteness warning?!?! They are so adorable! I love them! :D