This past week we witnessed the birth of a baby chick - the first of its kind born here at Moonstar... We've had a lot of births from much larger animals, but this was awesome. The hen sat on 2 eggs, without moving from them, for 4 weeks - Brian took her food daily to keep up her strength. Not knowing the gestation period of poultry eggs, I called the vat to ask, and that same morning the miracle happened... This was the hen's first chick... of the 2 eggs, one was not viable; she knew that somehow, and walked away. Brian checked the forlorn egg, and it was definitely a bad one.
Nature in all her majesty and beauty, for sure. We had llama crias born who were up and running within an hour, usually feeding, with the mother knowing to cut their cord. Very sacred stuff...
As for baby chick he is about 5 days old today, and seems to be feeding by himself, with mom ever-vigilant. She's probably a better mom than I am.
About Me
- Moonstar Lodge
- I live near Penetanguishene Ontario, where we run a native lodge. It is a spiritual gathering place, art studio and education centre. I grew up in Guelph, and have lived primarily in Ontario. I've worked in hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, the optical industry and education. I was ordained as a Spiritualist minister, after completing a degree in psychology, and apprenticing with a parapsychologist. I transferred my license to that of an aboriginal interfaith minister some years ago, when I was asked to be a National Elder in the aboriginal community and to assume the role of church moderator. My husband Brian (Snow Eagle) and I have a wonderful little girl named Angeni who is the late-in-life angel of our lives. At present we've 1 cat and 3 dogs sharing our home.
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