It is almost 2 weeks since this lovely hen started hatching a bunch of eggs. It is the third time that this is happening to our chicken coop since we had our first hens, almost a year ago and every time I am amazed by the dedication and patience they demonstrate.
They are spending 3 weeks in total stillness, they hardly eat or drink and they have only one thing in their tiny mind, to protect and hatch their eggs. Maybe I sound like a city boy that visited the grandparents at the village but I am truly and honestly mesmerized by their behavior!
I took the 2 shots above the day she was ready to start hatching and she hasn't moved since. At first she was sitting at a different place but I made for her this cozy nest and adding a few eggs that I had saved from the previous days in order to maximize the chances for many off-springs :)
Those two are six weeks old and were born right here in the chicken coop too. You can see what they looked like about a month ago, here. I feel very strongly about doing things the natural way and I am really proud watching our coop to grow with a slow but steady rate!
And one sunset for closer because you can never see too many sunsets :)
I have used for those photographs my Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro so they don't have the usual quality but the good thing about the smartphone is that I always have it in my pocket and I am taken a lot of pictures that I would had otherwise missed!
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I love hens but I can’t have them in the place I live in..
Thank you for a great post!!
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You should be very proud! That is a lovely hen and a beautiful photo! Best wishes for many baby chicks! Thanks for posting to #featheredfriends. !tip
Thank you @melinda010100, I am so glad you like her!
I do and I featured her on the front of the Feathered Friends curation post this week! Hope to see photos of her chicks, soon!
Hopefully you will :)
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Your post reminds me of the stories my Father would tell me of my Grandmother. To help make ends meet during the Great Depression, she would incubate hundreds of chicken eggs at a time using old kerosene incubators. He said she would stay up all night making sure the eggs stayed warm and turning them.
Yes of course chickens have saved a lot of people from starvation. Fortunately nowadays we are keeping them for the "extra mile" in our diet, not out of necessity!
Thank you for your support :)
Little chicks have grown so well..! some others are awaited, I'm impatient to see them !
for this cool pics !😊
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Thank you :)
The sunset looks great! Pretty soon you will have new baby chicks. That's gonna be fun
Yes, it is going to be a lot of fun :)
Thank you for stopping by, @creativemary!
My pleasure! Have a great day!