New Life.

It is 6am and I am listening to new life announce itself with pride. Overnight I we have gained two Serama chicks. Well one hatched just before bed and one hatched at some point in the past hour or so. Peering into the incubator I see that another is about to join us. I was lucky enough to witness the first chick hatch while Sleepy was playing on Battlefield 3.

I find myself wondering, what on earth it must think is going on, with all that gunfire and cussing coming from the adjoining room.

This tiny chick is a prime example of fight of the fittest. You only have to look at the way that it pounces from its protective shell to see that it is oh so very keen to start the great adventure called life. I had been hearing the little blighter all day, in fact its peep was so strong that I started to think that a young bird had somehow gotten into the house and found myself looking for it - only for Sleepy to tell me that it was coming from the Polyhatch.

Right now, I am enjoying the 'quiet' of the early hours. The road outside is busy, but the noise is insignificant. The only thing I can hear this morning is the sound of life. I hear the cracking that tells me that these wonderful creatures, who were just yolk and white only 20 days ago, are ready to burst forth. This is soon followed by the piecing sound to announce their presence.

This really is an amazing experience. How can he sleep through it?