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Hatching chickens. Part 1.

Bit busy around here, managed to do some sewing today with a neighbor, working on 4 shaggys and a wallhanging as Minister's family farewell gifts, but there isn't really good progress to show. So if you only want quilts, tune in next post, because all of the real action today is with the camera in the chookyard.

And, do we have action!! The first chicken for the season is about to hatch, (almost) live here on the Net.

First, meet the excited parents,- the Mother, whose name we will change to Dora, to protect the innocent! She is half silky and half pekin bantam, but we have no issues with half and half here, adds to the variety!

The Father, anxiously stalking along the edge of the dome, waiting for news, he is Tommy, all Buff Pekin bantam. (And very buff I may add!)

And here is the equivalent of the ultrasound photo, the first indication that there is something in there.

And a few hours later, after the camera woman has worked out her other macro setting....

And, (no-one said this birthing was quick!) here is a few hours after that...... do you think it wants to get out??

Tune in next time to discover whether the increasingly anxious Archie manages to jump in and commit Hari Kari, whether the chook has a nervy over the paparazzi televising the birth, or whether we successfully hatch out cute as a button little chickens! You never know what the answer will be around here!

Let me at 'em!!