I woke up at 4 am to spirited cheeping. Baby Mirabeau, who was spending the night in the house, had jumped out of his box, trying to get closer to the heat lamp or find someone warm and alive. I snuggled with him and he calmed down quickly. Happy baby once again.
Sunrise and he was reunited with his mom, Rachel.
I love stories with happy endings.
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These lucky scouts happened to come on a tour when we had newly hatched baby chicks. They became very experienced at gently holding and petting them.
Serving as sentries who provide an array of protective vocalizations, roosters play a very important role in the flock. In just four short weeks of life, young cockerel Spice Boy, has learned the "predator by air" alert. He quickly finds cover and stands as still as a statue until "all clear" is sounded. Someday, Spice Boy will assume his important duties as flock sentry , guarding his section of the chicken yard and sounding alerts with the other roosters.
Rula Dula Duck, a day old Crested Rouen Duckling, chats with her hatchery sister, Omara, a Layorca Pullet.
Put a few eggs-tra clucks
in Mom's Day with this
MOTHER'S DAY CARD
Click on picture, print landscape, fold & share
Velima Sulima teaches her brood how to fly up,
land safely, and fly down again
Inside: Thanks for keeping us
under your wing these many years.
You're the best mother hen!
From the whole flock Love, hugs and feathers,
Happy Mother's Day!
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Baby Name Match
15 Quick Questions
How well do you know the names of animal babies?
Match the baby animal names on the right
with the type of animals on the left.
____ 1. Poult A. Goat ____ 2. Kitten B. Dove ____ 3. Pup C. Horse ____ 4. Keet D. Panda/Bear ____ 5. Duckling E. Turkey ____ 6. Squab F. Swan ____ 7. Whelp G. Duck ____ 8. Gosling H. Frog ____ 9. Chick I. Armadillo ____ 10. Foal J. Coyote ____ 11. Cub K. Guinea ____ 12. Cygnet L. Human ____ 13. Infant M. Cat ____ 14. Polliwog N. Goose ____ 15. Kid O. Chicken
Animal Babies Answers E, M, I, K, G, B, J, N, O, C, D, F, L, H, A  | If you've enjoyed this game, you'll really like our book of games and puzzles, Chicken Scratches, an Activity Book of Games and Puzzles for Eggheads of All Ages. |
Why did the chick run onto the basketball court? 
Myrtle, a Light Brahma pullet,
teaches her sisters the fine art of good sportsmanship. She heard the referee was
calling fowls. |
 We had a wonderful visitor, or should I say a badling of visitors. So glad Mama Duck stopped by to show off her babies. Aren't they sweet? After their little field trip, they returned to the pond next door. 
A newcomer to the farm, Sunshine, a Cornish Rock pullet, has a big task ahead: During the coming months, she'll grow from just a couple ounces to her adult weight of twelve pounds. Chatting with Bekah, the resident 11 year old Lhasa apso/cocker spaniel mix canine, Bekah shares that she lives in and near the house and that chickens are supposed to live in the chicken yard. In reply, Sunshine quite effectively states that she intends to live wherever the food is most plentiful. 
Have you held a rooster, played with his wattles and touched his beak? Celestino, a white Cochin Bantam rooster in the arms of Chickadoo Suz, Roving Chicken Story-Teller, is a live, hands-on rooster complete with touchable wattles, comb and feathers. Together, Chickadoo Suz & her feathered ambassadors teach and entertain audiences about how chickens are like people. Catch them swapping rooster tales at library story times, girl scout meetings, birthday parties, science fairs and just about any opportunity that hatches....
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