Right on Time
May 31st was the day we expected our next batch of chicks to hatch and when my husband returned from opening up the coop that morning, before 6:30, he said “congratulations Grandma!”. I knew we had chicks. He wasn’t sure how many had hatched at that time because it was a chilly morning, and he didn’t want to lift momma and expose the hatchlings to the cold.
When we returned to the farm just before 10:00 a.m. she had three fluffy yellow chicks under her. Another, that it appeared had tried to hatch, didn’t make it. By the end of the day they were wandering around the coop, and she was showing them how to eat and drink.
By the following day they had found their way out of the coop and my husband had to help momma get them back in at night. On day three he kept the big door closed so they stayed inside coop but on day four momma had them out and about all day and they even found their way back into the coop that evening.
I didn’t realize how much the first peep (a group of chicks is called a peep) had grown in three weeks until I saw the new ones. This week the Jersey momma took over full time parenting duties while the buff co-momma apparently decided she was no longer needed and left the group. Hopefully she has started laying eggs again.
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Or she got fired for not getting the babies back into the coop successfully by herself on the first day. Hahahah
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Soooo cute!
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😁
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I love baby chicks. Since we don’t raise them anymore, I have to go to Rural King in the spring to see the peeps.
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It has to be hard to leave the store without a few. 🙂 I’ve heard good things about Rural King. I wish we had one closer to us.
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What cute little peeps!
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So fun to watch momma raising them. 🙂
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A peep of chicks—adorable!!
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and maybe another on the way. 🙂
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They’re adorable. I had no idea a group was called peeps. It makes perfect sense.
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Oh yah. There is so much peeping going on. 🙂
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So cute. Congratulations on the new batch of peeps. Ours are growing too. I think the new coop will be ready just in time for them to move. It’s turning out so well. You would never know its mostly repurposed material
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It doesn’t take long for them to be ready for the big coop. We have seen our first peep up on the highest roosts in our coop. They don’t roost at night yet still need the warmth of each other and the momma, but they seemed to enjoy the roosts as a playground.
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I enjoy reading about your farm activities.
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Great Anne. Thanks for visiting.
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They are so cute – it is amazing the size difference in your June 3rd photo of the earlier chicks as opposed to the newly hatched chicks.
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They grow up so fast. LOL!
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Yes they do!
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Darling! And no, had no idea a group of chicks is called a peep, funny!
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I was going to use the word clutch but that only applies to the eggs. Once they hatch they become a peep. 🙂
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Always nice to learn something new!
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