Baby Chicks

My husband raises chickens and I've been helping him with a hatch.  He put in a bunch of brown and blue eggs but only 2 brown made it out and a little blue egg chick got help.  She was stuck in her shell due to low humility, and on the third day, I removed her from the incubator and gently wet the egg shell and cracked it.  The chick then peeped loudly, flapped her wings and kicked.  My 3 year old was watching and was thrilled to be helping.  I let her lift the main egg shell off the chick after the chick had kicked free of the egg shell walls.  I then told my daughter that she was the main helper, and she was so proud!

I feared for the little chick, because she needed so much help.  Yet, after she dried off, she stood up and ran around, keeping up with the other two.  We almost left her in her egg, knowing that helped chicks often die anyway and never get their strength.  I'm so glad we didn't.  She is a beautiful chick.

Here are the 3 chicks.  Two black Marans and one female cream legbar.

Cute and fluffy-  My 5 year old says the chicks are having a meeting here.  Huddle up everyone!