bantam chicks

There were 17 eggs in all, I think, counting the crushed one. The chicks started to hatch two days ago. I found a little dead black one, then a little dead grey one yesterday morning. I moved the chickies from their cramped cardboard box to a larger metal tray, and when I went out yesterday afternoon another grey chick had fallen down in a crack and was peeping. I dug it out but it couldn't walk, and I expect that it is probably dead under one of the hens now. There are at least a few little black babies, and I saw one grey one with a white chest. It will be interesting to see what manner of mongrels they turn into.






































So much for this year's herb planter - the pullets have turned it into a dust bath.