New life

We had a wonderful surprise when we arrived at the farm last Friday.  Certainly the surprise made MKid's day :)  Who am I kidding - it made all of our day :)


There is something infinitely precious about seeing a child holding a new born animal for the first time.  In this instance, CGuy's chickens have been sitting on their eggs - the one hen had produced 7 chicks the day before - and one was actually breaking through the shell as we watched.

MKid holding his first ever baby chicken

Gently, gently - this rough-and-tumble little guy knew exactly how to hold this fragile, tender baby chick.


Even DD had a go...

DD had also never seen a newly hatched chicken
before either

I reckon that MKid could've sat there for hours, just holding and watching the baby chick.

The lap was the best place to hold the baby
chick - warm, secure and perfect viewing
distance from the eyes

The hassle to be born is, I reckon, comparable to that of a human baby - with the chick having to peck at the shell from the confined space inside.  Apparently they peck upwards - I would've thought that pecking down would be easier.


It was quite a windy day, so Mama Hen was protecting her chicks in a corner of an outside room, sheltering them from the wind.

Proud Mama Hen still covering unborn chicks,
as well as one which was still damp from the shell.
The others - well, they just wanted to investigate :)

Isn't it strange - when one sees new life like this, does anyone else wonder how come there is so much strife in the world today, or was that only my reaction?


CGuy will have a sale of four chicks in the future - once we have our coop sorted :)