One of our hens went broody about three weeks ago and we weren't really sure whether she was going to have any success. We candled the eggs with a torch though and could clearly see something in one of the eggs. So we left her to it.
And then one morning James went down to let the chickens out and found a lovely little chick in the nest box. The next night we could hear chirping from a second egg and saw a little hole opening up. And in no time at all, we had a third chick, looking a bit tired and scruffy but just fine.
The last chick has fluffed up now and we've installed mother hen and her brood in a coop in the garage to keep them safe from the roosters. Let's just hope these three grow up to be girls!
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