Two hens, five chicks all safely yarded
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (345279)
Rockingham, Australia
January 20, 2023 4:52am CST
I’ve talked about the hens at our house-sit that have been sitting on some guinea fowl eggs. You can catch up here: Maybe we'll get some chickens while we're here / myLot
We’ve now put the second hen in the smaller pen and they have five chicks to look after.
What was interesting was that the second hen was in the big yard with three chicks and we needed to put her and the chicks in the smaller yard. The chicks could get through the netting of the big yard so we caught the hen first then went outside the big yard to find the babies. Instinctively, the three were huddled together against the back of the shed. They were keeping very quiet, trying not to draw attention to themselves. Isn’t nature wonderful?
The photo is Vincent’s, used with permission.
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@DaddyEvil (140499)
• United States
20 Jan 23
I'm glad you got them all safely penned... 
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I'm still waiting... 
@wolfgirl569 (110940)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jan 23
They are fun to watch. Glad you got them all moved
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@wolfgirl569 (110940)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jan 23
@JudyEv It can be nerve wracking especially when they are not yours
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
@wolfgirl569 You do feel very responsible. A leaf fell off one of the indoor plants this morning and now I'm worrying I didn't water it enough or I watered it too much! lol
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They are so cute when they are babies.
@LindaOHio (183822)
• United States
20 Jan 23
I love all kinds of animals. You are doing a good job!
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
@LindaOHio It was quite dark in the shed but with a strong light coming in so it was quite tricky trying to get the balance right.
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@LindaOHio (183822)
• United States
20 Jan 23
@JudyEv Vince took such a good picture of the hen and chick.
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@BarBaraPrz (48363)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Jan 23
Lovely photo... if I was still painting I'd be tempted to reproduce it. 
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@allknowing (140109)
• India
20 Jan 23
Those chicks were playing hide and seek!!
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@RebeccasFarm (91565)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Jan 23
Lovely little chickadees Judy.
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@FourWalls (70994)
• United States
20 Jan 23
Put a platoon of Marines around that egg to guard it! 
Such a sweet photo.
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
She had almost more eggs than she could cover but not all of them were fertile.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Great photo! The little one is so cute! Did you use any sort of tool to catch the hen? I recall and Aunt in Texas who used a straightened out wire coat hanger to snag a foot.
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
They are usually not quite so hard to catch when they have chickens. We angled her into a corner and were able to grab her. The coat hanger idea is really good. When we were on the farm, we'd make sort of shepherd's crooks with a piece of wire.
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
They are indeed. But they'll be leggy and scrawny and 'adolescent'. lol
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
20 Jan 23
It's nice to have quiet chickens. Most of them are very noisy.
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 23
There is one rooster which has started to crow sometimes.
@RasmaSandra (82251)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan 23
That is a wonderful photo, Yes, nature is truly wonderful. Good that you could get them safely penned,
@Marilynda1225 (83635)
• United States
20 Jan 23
Vince captured a great picture. Glad you were able to get them all into the pens. Baby chicks are so cute
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