What a summer! It has been rich with new life, not the least the new chicks that were born at Nanne's Garden. One of our kid's hand-raised chooks, a part Isa Brown called Everest, went broody and sat on two of her eggs. I had been waiting for just such an event so that I could take advantage of a friend's offer to let me have some fertilized Barnvelder eggs, gorgeous bronze lacewing chickens. Six went under Miss Everest. Of the 8, she hatched 6, one Isa and 5 Barnvelders. Timing was excellent, right in the middle of holidays when the city cousins were visiting and all of them excellent chick-sitters when the time came for some free-range time outside of the 'maternity' cage. The first born was named Hilary due to its adventurous spirit...(trust you like the connection!)
Here they come!
Who doesn't love chickens?
Proud mum Everest.
Two best little chicken-sitters
I"M UP!!! EEEeeeh!!!
Molly maremma, ever on duty
"OK kids, this will be the new digs!"
Afternoon nap under the nectarine tree
"Mama's left the nest. Now it's just us!"
EEEEeeehh!!!
They are all now independent of mum and promising beautiful plumage. Thanks to Katy my Barnvelder lady!
