CHICK! So cute!

[gatewaygirl]

Tuulikki hatched a chick! We were astounded, because none of the eggs any of the hens have tried to hatch have ever been fertile before. Hermes figured out the positioning, I guess? (He's a bantam, and has previously been aligning at the front, rather than the rear, for the big hens.) We're pretty sure the egg came from Henrietta -- one of the

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[tamidon]

OK, that explains it a bit better

[nuclearpolymer]

Awww, best wishes and congrats to your momma hen.

[songquake]

When do we get to see pictures???

(Glad to see you round these parts, by the way!)

[ellid]

How utterly cool!

[timwarp]

Awww! How exciting - and what a lot of work for one chick! Congratulations all around!