The chicks are hatching!!

[ChickenMidwife]

We let one of our broody bantam hens have a clutch of eggs (we have a cockerel) and they are finally hatching!

Say hello to number one!

This is so exciting! Congratulations mama hen

Omg how exciting! 🐥

Names???

Awww I love chicks

A friend of mine used to carry them around in her bra when rejected by mama bird.

Mummy hen is called Mackerel. All our chickens are named after fish. It seemed funny at first but it’s probably gone a bit far now! Our cockerel is called Sam, short for Salmon. We’ve had Sam since he was about 8 weeks!

Reminds me of when they used to have yellow chicks in primary school

Oh this is the sweetest thing ever. I think I've got something in my bloody eye.
Congratulations to mummy Hen.

Aaaw I want to see them all....floofy 🐣 chicks.

So cute- always surprises me how they ever fit in the egg. Congratulations!

It's little beak 😍😍😍😍😍

Omg bantam babies are the cutest things! More pics please!!

Will update in the morning. Still only one baby as of this evening.

We have two chicks! And four more have pipped!

I’m not holding my breath for six healthy chicks but this is amazing!

Awwwwwww

Can I join in? We had 4 eggs - silkie dad and pekin mum so they’ll be silkins. They all hatched so it is possible.
Unfortunately one isn’t eating so I’m hand feeding it by syringe - anyone experienced in a sick chick?

New mum that chicken looks like she's saying 'this is big mamas house'

Aw chicks! So gorgeous
Hope they all survive

Ooh, this is more exciting than a live birth thread!

@newmumwithquestions Silkins! How exciting! This is our first hatch and I’m really hoping mum just does it all. Sick chick sounds scary.

We have another! Sadly I’m at work and DH can’t manage photos with a toddler to wrangle. It’s grey apparently! Dad is white (his dad was ginger and his siblings were Iemon and lavender) and the eggs could be from any of our hens who are a variety of greys and blacks, with a touch of ginger so I’m hoping for a variety!

I can't wait to see the pictures.

How are the babies.

We definitely have four chicks! Unsure it the last two of the six have hatched or failed. Mummy is being very protective so it’s hard to get a look. Just the chick born yesterday evening who is being a bit more adventurous. Hoping the others will follow suit tomorrow.

Oh lordy, look at them! There's something seriously wrong with anyone who looks at these pics and doesn't go 'ahhhhhh'. So lovely OP, keep the pics coming.

Can I offer Angel (angelfish) for a name?

How lovely.
We keep cockatiels and we let them breed one year as we had a very loving couple!!
They were wonderful parents and the "babies" are 14 this year.
(your chicks are really cute OP cockatiel chicks look like mini dinosaurs)