Spring Chicks!!!

What's new here on Serendipity? Chicks!!!

These two have been broody for weeks.  They've been patiently sitting on eggs (well, the porcelain eggs, golf balls, and whatever eggs the other hens put in there).  I don't have a rooster any more, so none of our eggs are fertilized.   How do we have chicks?  

1. Buy two-day-old chicks. (There's a law in Arkansas that you have to buy 6 or more, so I got 6... ok... truth... I got 8.)
2. Put them in a bucket with some food and water.  Cover it with a towel to keep them calm, and put them in a room with a door... because the cat is very curious.
3. Have the kids come over to play then surprise them with chicks to hold and pet.
4. Wait until after dark then remove the fake eggs and gently put each chick under the two hens.
5. Open the nesting box the next morning and say hello to the new families!

This little white frizzle bantam looks like she was made out of an old boa! 
Her name is Lola... She is a showgirl. 🎵

This beautiful little bantam has black feathers that shine green in the sunlight.
We call her Elfie, short for Elphaba. 🎵 

I've never had two broody hens right beside each other with new little ones.  I wondered how it would play out. It seems like they're raising them all together as one family.

After a couple of days, it became clear that Lola was going to the be the mom of the whole brood and Elfie was going to be the auntie.  It seems that Lola makes all the decisions and keeps a close eye on everyone. Elfie comes along and helps.  I'm just glad that one didn't refuse to let the other be around.  It seems like they're working it out.