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1 week (7-9 days old) first trip outside with mama hen. Two aunty hens came close and have learned not to!

4-6 days old. The chicks all have tail feathers and are sprouting wings except the Buff Orpington’s who have no tail feathers yet. The yellow BO has grown bigger and stands taller and louder. Maybe a Roo. The gingery spotty BO is squatter and quieter, hopefully a pullet.

Day 22. Broody is off the nest. Last egg failed. Six lovely happy chicks.

Day 21. Crested Rock hybrid and second Welsummer successfully hatched so 6 babies altogether. One egg remaining still no sound…will candle tomorrow if still silent.

Day 20. Further update. Two buff Orpington’s hatched! One is slightly yellower and the other slightly gingery… second Welsummer and Crested Rock hybrid have pipped! Only one unpipped egg left in the nest but no sound yet from that one

Day 20. Light Sussex hatched. 2 x buff Orpington’s pipped. Any guesses for m/f on the welsummer chick?!

Day 19. Welsummer hatched. Light Sussex nearly hatched. Buff Orpington tapping inside the egg.

Day 18. One egg is tweeting. Broody threw 2 eggs out and they’ve gone cold, have popped them back under her but don’t hold much hope. At least one of them was moving in the egg on candling 2 days ago.

New chick unit created today in the coop! Ready for babies. Day 17 hatch…

Day 16 of hatching…not long to go, hoping to hear some peeps on day 18-19…