Home grown

Now normally with our horticultural hats on when we talk about home grown we are refering to vegetables. But for the first time since we have been keeping chickens we can relate this to our new bouncing Brahmas. Our reliable 'mother' Carpet has recently hatched out a full clutch of eggs. But they were no ordinary eggs - they were home produced Brahma eggs.

Courtesy of our Brahma ladies

and Big Boy our spectaular cockerel

we had 6 fertile jewels of new life.

After 21 days of dedication we had our first glimpse

Then to our delight our clever little bantam had managed to hatch out not just 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 BUT 6!!

Six lovely little bouncing brahmas, from our very own flock - something I have always wanted to do... We have watched how different the temprement of hens is when they are hatched and raised in the flock, so for this alone it has been an aspiration.

So cute...

In true Brahma style their rate of growth is incredible and just 11 days old they are outside foraging and running cirlces around their mother - that's little'uns for you!

However, come evening time - exhausted from a day of activity and learning, the warmth of mum's feathers will always be top of the list