Wednesday, 8 June 2011

New arrivals

Tardis has spent the past three weeks sitting firmly on a clutch of ten eggs. She's been chatting to us as we build the polytunnel and crooning chicken songs at her brood. Then on Sunday...


Six of the ten eggs have hatched - two yellow, four blue. The blue ones are Blue Orpingtons, the eggs of which had spent time in a fridge before Tardis got to warm them up again with her underparts.


It didn't take them long to find the bowl of chick crumb.


Snuggling in a box while the broody pen is cleaned out.
Posted by Maggie Christie at 8:29 am
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14 comments:

  1. Inside the Wendy House8 June 2011 at 09:36

    Your posts just make me smile :)

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  2. Pipany8 June 2011 at 09:47

    See, babies all round! Cute aren't thy? x

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  3. Unknown8 June 2011 at 10:44

    sooo cute! I wish I could bring my daughter over to see them :)

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  4. Fennie8 June 2011 at 10:57

    Wonderful, wonderful. Miracles.

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  5. Pauline Barclay8 June 2011 at 11:54

    So cute and how wonderful to have all this in your own back garden (small holding).

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  6. Chris Stovell8 June 2011 at 12:21

    How sweet - a chicken song!

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  7. trump8 June 2011 at 13:16

    Contest....My blog Amish Stories is having its first ever contest this week. The First prize winner will win 2 tickets to tour the farm where the 1985 move "Witness" staring Harrison Ford and Kelly Mcgillis was made in Strasburg,Pa . This farm is now Amish owned, and the family has given permission for folks to tour their farm. This may be the last time anyone will be able to walk and see the same things that Harrison Ford and the other actors saw during the making of "Witness". The Witness tour should last about 2.5 hours. In addition to the Witness farm tour tickets, 1st prize winner will also receive 2 tickets for Jacobs choice. There will also be a 2nd place prize, which will be 2 tickets for the Amish Homestead. Please go to My blog www.AmishStorys.com for contest details, and more information on the prizes. Richard from the Amish settlement of Lebanon county.

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  8. Frances8 June 2011 at 13:30

    Congratulations to all involved in providing for these new arrivals. All the photos are fine, but my favorite has got to be the first with that closeup of Tardis!

    Best wishes.

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  9. The Village Queen9 June 2011 at 04:21

    so very cute, will be interesting to see their color grown up.

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  10. tartankiwi9 June 2011 at 08:56

    We would LOVE to have some chickens, but for the meantime I'll just enjoy yours from a distance.

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  11. Exmoorjane9 June 2011 at 09:41

    *shudders* hens! Yuck. You're tagged, btw - over at mine. :)

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  12. Lins' lleisio9 June 2011 at 16:16

    Ohh, I'm feeling broody now! :)

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  13. Kath9 June 2011 at 17:28

    Love those blue chicks - how cute are they?! And Tardis is such a brilliant name. Are all the chicks going to be Time Lords & Ladies?

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  14. Rob-bear11 June 2011 at 05:18

    All those additions to your family at one time. Looking good, I must say.

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