This week has seen a wonderful Easter treat for our yurt guests with the arrival of 17 bantam hatchling chicks. I set the incubator with the eggs 3 weeks ago, and despite the fact we had storms and a lengthy 10 hour power cut a few days ago, the chicks arrived a day later than expected just in time for Easter. The chicks are a mix of Lemon, Porcelain and Silver Millefleur Sable Poot bantams along with a mixed bunch of feathery footed bantams. These are very cute due to their small size and are highly resilient to the fact that the incubator was off and going cold for at least 10 hours during our power cut. Guests this weekend with their children are delighted to see these little birds. Easter has brought us some beautiful sunshine and the weather is set to get even warmer in the next few days. The chicks will remain in a brooder (under a heat lamp) for 3 - 4 weeks until they are old enough and well feathered enough to go outside into a small run. Hope the warm weather continues!
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