Peeps

This morning when I went into the barn to get hay for the cows, I heard that familiar tiny sound, "peep, peep."

I discovered a hen  on a clutch of eggs, two of which had hatched, inside a 5-gallon bucket stored under the ladder to the hayloft.  Not the most brilliant  nest site -the chicks would never be able to get out!

I turned the bucket sideways and added a bit of  straw. Perhaps some of the other eggs will hatch over the next couple days.

Mom took the chicks out  for a bit of food and water, then  herded them back to the bucket.