Category Archives: baby chickens

Baby Chicks Hatched!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jkmcintyre

On Day 20 of our incubation project I opened the door of the broody box to see if Calamity Jane wanted out for a stretch.  As the other chickens rushed in to eat her food and drink her water, CJ … Continue reading →

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Dumb Cluck

Posted on June 10, 2012 by jkmcintyre

“Cluck – cluck – cluck…” goes the broody hen.  If the weather is good I open the door of her broody box, and after a minute she makes a big squawking show of taking a walk. She flaps her wings, … Continue reading →

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Egg, Interrupted

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jkmcintyre

It is now Day 8 in our 21-day quest for baby chicks. A few days ago when I checked on Calamity Jane in her broody box I found an egg laying by its lonesome on the ground outside the nest. … Continue reading →

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Broody loves the box

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jkmcintyre

After finishing construction of the broody box Wednesday afternoon, I eagerly awaited dusk when I would transfer Calamity Jane and her brood. She hadn’t particularly noticed me putting the eggs under her that morning (I often root around under her … Continue reading →

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