Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Charming Family Life of Chickens

Watching Gypsy the mother hen bring her chicks out into the flock today was just a delight.

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Jules, the French Coppered Black Marans roo in our flock, is shown here. He is Gypsy's mate and the father of three of these chicks--and the father of all our Olive Eggers at this point. He is taking well to having the babes underfoot and can be seen calling them for a treat at one point.

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Everything seems to be going well. So glad these chicks are being raised by mama outside!



2 comments:

  1. Joy, what breed is the little white one?

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  2. that should be an olive egger--a cross between Esmerelda Weatherwax, an easter egger mama (who is barred) and Jules, the FCBM papa above.

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