Mother hen shelters three baby kittens and keeps them warm instead of chicks


NEST of friends! Cute moment mother hen shelters three baby KITTENS and keeps them warm instead of chicks

  • Goran A Surchi is a Kurdish farmer near the city of Erbil in northern Iraq
  • He had heard meows coming from his chicken coop despite not having a cat
  • Video shows the moment he lifted up a hen to reveal three sheltering kittens

This is the adorable moment a farmer discovered one of his chickens had taken some kittens under its wing – literally.

Goran A Surchi had been trying to work out where the sounds of meows were coming from inside the chicken coop on his land near Erbil, northern Iraq.

But the Kurdish farmer didn’t expect the source of the noise to be quite so close to his own animals.

Footage shows Goran walk up to one of his hens and gently lift it up to reveal a litter of kittens sheltering underneath.

The shy felines give out a small yelp as they look around after their hiding space is revealed. 

The video clip has since gone viral with more than 300,000 views on Tiktok. 

Goran said of the find: ‘For a while now, I used to be listening to meows coming from our rooster coop and I used to be curious to know what was occurring, as our chickens may very well be at risk.

Kurdish farmer Goran A Surchi has discovered one of his chickens had taken some kittens under its wing after their mother died

Kurdish farmer Goran A Surchi has discovered one of his chickens had taken some kittens under its wing after their mother died

Kurdish farmer Goran A Surchi has discovered one of his chickens had taken some kittens under its wing after their mother died

‘After I realized that the meows have been coming from below the rooster, I made a decision to file it in order to not miss this distinctive second and to my shock, there have been three stunning kittens there.’

Goran said he soon discovered that the kittens had probably found safety with the hen because their mother had tragically drowned nearby.

‘Later we got here to search out the mom of the kittens. Sadly, she drowned in a lake close to the farm,’ he said. 

It is believed Goran will let the kittens stay with their adoptive parent as they continue to grow.

The shy felines give out a small yelp as they look around after their hiding space is revealed

The shy felines give out a small yelp as they look around after their hiding space is revealed

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