Living in Wisconsin, you don’t want to have little chicks this late in the season. It gets is too cold too fast. So, lo and behold, here comes a mama hen and a bunch of chicks. She isn’t a good mama – she leaves some of them outside at night and I hear them “peeping” so I have to go outside and put them in the coop.
Today when I went out to feed the animals, I saw this cute little chick peeking his head out of one of my huge cucumbers I fed the chickens. Isn’t that cute!
Just pecking its way through the shell.
The other night, when I was gone to the Junk Bonanza, my husband heard one of the chicks “peeping.” So he went to find it – he chased it around the side of the coop – when the little chick saw those huge cucumbers, it stopped dead in its tracks and started pecking at it – he was able to catch pretty easy and put it in the coop.
Boy, chickens sure to have small brains….
Blessings from Wisconsin.
oh, i bet it's getting mighty cool already up there for baby chicks at night! mamma hen - what were you thinking?! :)
ReplyDeleteThere must be something up with those WI chickens~ we have a broody hen setting, too! Cute, cute pic!
ReplyDeleteLove chickens even if we don't have any...
ReplyDeleteSo cute when they are tiny..
Have a great weekend..
Those will sure be some self-sufficient, coop-smart chicks when they get bigger! What with having to fend for themselves and all. lol The question is: was that little chick peaking the cuke for food or shelter?
ReplyDeleteI've been feeding cucumbers to the chickens and ducks -- do they love them!! Cute pictures!!
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