Re: Baby chicks arriving

From: Linda Hardy (linda_ann_hardy_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 05:59:50 GMT

" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:418238c5$0$43585$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
> Linda Hardy wrote:
> > I have 3 hens currently sitting on eggs, since Wednesday have had 5
> > baby chicks hatch, 4 are black in colour and 1 is yellow, hens still
> > sitting on eggs so maybe more to come.
> >
> >
> > Linda
> > Australia
>
> oh you lucky things - coming into spring with all the fun that entails
> Think of us a little uip here as we head towards the dark of the winter
> What hens are they - what chicks are you expecting
>
> --
> regards
> Jill Bowis

The hens are just bantams, had another chick hatch, currently 6 in total,
the hen however is now leaving the other eggs, still 10 eggs left, I know
last spring she laid about 12 eggs of which only 7 were chicks, they are so
cute though.

Linda

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