Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Love these! Reminds me of my childhood. I always loved the 'chicks' part, but not the 'butchering' part of raising our own chickens for meat and eggs. Sue Sent from my iPad On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > PESO: > > Our broody hen sat on a clutch of eggs very faithfully for almost a month > and was rewarded with 10 baby chicks. A better job than our electric > incubator could do! > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147087292 > > She started teaching them to eat immediately. > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147087316 > > And a short two weeks later they are leaning to forage for food outside. > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147087319 > > She's been a very good Mama and protects the chicks fiercely from other > chickens, geese, ducks, dogs, and cats. > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information