Chicks!

Our clever little Maran hen has hatched four chicks Aren't they cute

Ben is very taken with the yellow one, but won't entertain the others at all (Please forgive Ben's dirty jumper, but he and his dad had been making an apple crumble and he gets flour EVERYWHERE )

Aw, how lovely Kirsty!!

Are they crosses then, or has she hatched out someone elses egg to get a yellow chick?

Aww, how sweet!

Thanks both, they are very sweet.

They will be crosses Iso, as our cockerel is a Welsummer. She did hatch her own and also a rhode island red egg too (so that will be the yellow one?).

Easter chick................lovely pictures.

Just need a lamb or two now

How wonderful

You got me think now as I have one that is laying clutches....must do the light check

Welsummers and Marans are dark or stripey chicks.... I'm not sure whether rhodies are that yellow or not? I always thought they were more sandy.... oh well.... it doesn't really make a difference, does it - they are all cute!

aww how sweet! and your little one certainly looks very interested in the lil yellow chick chick

Awww, gorgeous!

We have a Maran x too - we call her Attila! We have 5 other hens too - we love them to bits.