The girls continue to grow, losing their down feathers for their real feathers. They are a bit scruffy looking and I’m hoping the attitudes accompanying this “molting stage” are fleeting too.

They are happiest when we’ve tossed in some fresh-picked greens:

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Little Goldie is one of the sweetest and most docile:

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We’ve dubbed the little California Grey as “Gandolf.” It fits her, don’t you think?

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Penguin is now my favorite, since nearly all but her charge me when I reach into the brooder.

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They’ve grown so much in the past ten days…

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As a reminder… This was day one:

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Oh how the days go by…

Always,

the has-been rodeo queen