More chicks....

We got a lot of fun out of hatching Jube the gosling so have decided to have a go at rearing some bantam chicks.  I bought fertilised eggs on ebay for about £5 which were sent through the post like this..... 

I then put them in the pre-warmed incubator (borrowed from our lovely neighbour Jane) with the required water, and bars to hold the eggs in place....

The incubator is placed on a 'rocker' which slowly tilts the eggs continuously from side to side - I suppose to mimic the way a hen would turn the eggs while she is sitting on them to 'cook' them evenly all over....  They will hatch in 21 days - the 9th July.  Can't wait!

 And while on the subject of chicks of all kinds, this beautiful woodpecker has been feeding her three chicks from the bird feeder in the garden.  

She pecks the peanuts herself then feeds them directly into the mouth of the young birds....she knows exactly what to do.  

It's great to notice all the tiny fragile things in life - and amazing to see the fingerprints of God in all that he has made.