Right now we have six full grown chickens that are producing eggs. When we had a rooster a few months ago my husband decided to build an incubator so we could hatch baby chicks to replenish our flock. It was a good thing he did because one day not too long after the incubator was finished our rooster disappeared, never to return.
We kept a total of ten eggs and successfully hatched six, although one baby chick died after a few days of hatching.
The biggest chick Thomas named Junior. I'm not sure why because we aren't sure if it is male or female chicken. But Junior is it's name.
The other day I walked outside to check for eggs in the coop and saw Thomas walking across the yard and Junior was following him. It looked just like a puppy. When Thomas would stop, Junior would stop. Thomas sat down on the ground and Junior jumped in his lap.
I laughed at them. But it's also kind of sweet. Junior knows Thomas will protect him and if Thomas isn't outside to watch over him then Junior stays in the coop. Who said chickens were dumb?
