Penelope Penguin hatches some eggs - update for 2011 at post 194!

Dobie

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

It's taken us a while, but here's some video of the chicks - can anyone see it? Taken by DS on his phone.

Chick Flick!

Penny. x

How cute are they????????

We have a lolloping great dog (see avatar) who would see chooks as dinner so can't even think about it at the moment.

When we lose Harley (hopefully not for a long time) I'm going to rehome some ex-battery hens & try to give them a few months or years of comfort to try & make up a little for their dreadful start.

Moneybubbles

Awwww the picture and film are soo cute cheep cheep

Penelope_Penguin

Morning - mislaid my camera - found it now so have some new photos.

We got some more chicks on Thursday - asked for 6, the receipt says 6, the box was labelled with 6, but we can definitely count 7 :j :j We've asked for 5 girls and a boy, so will see what we end up with. No idea what the 2 we hatched are, yet.



You can just see the adult feathers starting to form here:



Can you spot all 9?

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

They're a bit bigger now

This is Darcy. He's very aloof, but very friendly to humans (he thinks he's a human :rolleyes: )



The girls are much more skittish, and wouldn't stand still. They all ran inside when they saw me coming. This is Mouse - she has some identity issues, too, but is extremely stylish :T



Will post pics of the others when they're more willing to have photos.

Penny. x

grannybroon

Lovely pics PenPen

Thankfully not having chicken tomorrow for dinner - Day 2 of roast beef! Hope you are OK.

GB xx

lil_me

Wow they are great, amazing how quick they grow isn't it.

curlywurlygirly

Aw, love the lil chickies!

I found a piccie this morning (when I was tidying my desk) of our our newest additions in the springtime....I always do the rounds in the local schools when they're doing their 'springtime/new life' theme....the kids and the chickens love it!

They're big grow up chickens already, and good layers at that;)

Churchmouse

:T :T Just spotted the piccies, Pen-Pen! Darcy is very handsome, but my, what a little stunner Mouse is!!!! Beautiful, elegant, quite the lady!! Must take after someone methinks:rotfl: :cool:

CMxx

Pink.

Churchmouse wrote: »

:T :T Just spotted the piccies, Pen-Pen! Darcy is very handsome, but my, what a little stunner Mouse is!!!! Beautiful, elegant, quite the lady!! Must take after someone methinks:rotfl: :cool:

CMxx

Well she obviously doesn't take after her namesake does she???

Penny they are gorgeous! I can't believe how they've grown!

Pink

Churchmouse

I'll have you know I can point my left foot just as elegantly:p (I'll get you back when you least expect it:cool: )