tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post503394917176247771..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Sunday Dose of Cute: A Look Back at Lokey and Her Little ChicksFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-28466011386464328512012-09-17T16:35:46.432-05:002012-09-17T16:35:46.432-05:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks for all the fun comments!<b>Hi Everybody,<br />Thanks for all the fun comments!</b>Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1229840698995578292012-09-17T16:34:27.961-05:002012-09-17T16:34:27.961-05:00Hi Brenda,
This is the first time we've had an...Hi Brenda,<br />This is the first time we've had any baby chicks just out loose - usually a day or two after they've hatched, we move the mama and her babies into a small enclosed pen where they can bond and stay safe.<br /><br />I try to wait as long as I can before moving a mama hen if she's still sitting on more eggs, because whenever I move the nest and eggs into the new pen (no matter how careful I am, if I do it in the dark, etc.), she stops sitting on them. I have successfully stuck eggs under a different broody hen though. :)<br /><br />The only reason we left Lokey out with her second batch of chicks was because all the other pens were full - and she was really tired of being cooped (ha) up after spending a couple of months in with her first 10 chicks. The pens aren't all that big!Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-19147833127172066522012-09-12T19:15:55.049-05:002012-09-12T19:15:55.049-05:00Just beautiful - what a great Mom that Lokey is!Just beautiful - what a great Mom that Lokey is!Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293024258931442937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-84563023258692172232012-09-12T14:07:28.483-05:002012-09-12T14:07:28.483-05:00We've had 2 hens and a duck sit on nests, a fe...We've had 2 hens and a duck sit on nests, a few of the eggs hatched, but they haven't survived in the "free range" atmosphere. Any suggestions?Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-91338049368274919312012-09-11T12:43:25.929-05:002012-09-11T12:43:25.929-05:0020 babies in three months??? Lokey should get some...20 babies in three months??? Lokey should get some sort of medal! hehe :-)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538773767548980177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90464266939439864702012-09-10T20:37:39.373-05:002012-09-10T20:37:39.373-05:00So cute indeed! I am itching for chickens of my o...So cute indeed! I am itching for chickens of my own but they are a few months off still...sigh!Sarah C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15999762150433688179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-86347871769464255682012-09-10T15:19:55.679-05:002012-09-10T15:19:55.679-05:00Miss Lokey is quite the mama - and a real beauty a...Miss Lokey is quite the mama - and a real beauty at that! Her brood is so cute - I love her baby chicks too!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379928851501159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-84373144501632134022012-09-10T11:08:17.803-05:002012-09-10T11:08:17.803-05:00There's not much cuter than little fuzzy chick...There's not much cuter than little fuzzy chicks! Miss Lokey sure is a good mom!<br />I wonder why it is that most chicks grow up to be roosters?Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55983699845261127932012-09-10T07:28:03.515-05:002012-09-10T07:28:03.515-05:00I live in a Manhattan apartment with three cats an...I live in a Manhattan apartment with three cats and a couple of window boxes full of herbs to satisfy my farming fantasies. But what I have wanted for many years is chickens. Unfortunately, I can't get my neighbors to agree that what our roof needs is a coop (and a beehive) on it! (Hope yr feeling better, Susan, and that you've gotten some rain and cooler weather.)Lisanoreply@blogger.com