It’s been a while since I’ve done some photos and an update on the flock — and I hardly even recognize them from day to day. They seem to have doubled overnight and tripled in food consumption.

I’m pretty sure their 2-foot by 4-foot tank brooder won’t contain them much longer. They already have attempted to escape but are fat enough to where they can’t fit through the wires of the cage lid.

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Hawkeye (Amauracana) is the most massive of the bunch — with wild feather coloring that goes each and every way. She’ll be a big girl for sure.

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The molting process has been hilarious. They went from fluffy and darling to a bit haggard. The Rhode Island Reds are now identical, so I can’t really tell the difference between Jersey and Stripey… Hmm…

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The Gold Sex Links have darker, orange feathers that are coming in, and their wings are still small and less developed than the rest.

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Blondie, the Amauracana, is also one of the biggest of the flock, and one of the sweetest to hold, but she’s a bit dominant on the ground.

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Penguin is still… sweet, calm, sleepy and tender. She thickened up overnight but hasn’t come into her feathers yet.

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Another view of a Gold Sex Link. This one is a bit more developed than her twin.

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The Silver-Laced Wyonettes are the little attack dogs. The moment I stick my hand (or camera) into the brooder, they come charging. Luckily, those beaks don’t hurt too bad… yet.

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Bo watches on curiously as the girls flitter about. Note the high-class use of zip ties to make the lid gaps a bit smaller. That’s just how we roll.

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More to come — we have some subtle changes planned for their brooder and will be building them a bigger pen out in the shed soon. I’ll miss the girls’ chatter from inside the kitchen… somewhat.

Much love,

the has-been rodeo queen