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3.19.2008

chick update

They grow so so fast! Many of the chicks already have little pin feathers, quickly replacing their downy sweetness with speckles and splotches. Personalities are emerging - some bold, others hyper or calm.

One died on day two. Alas, I figure that is why when you order 25 they send you 27. Still, not pleasant. I've sold all but 12, since owning 25 is beyond insane. Our lot is 1/2 an acre, not a farmstead.

Here is Chamomile. She is a mottled houdan. Sweetness. She almost died the first night, but with lots of sugar water she came around. She is still the smallest, but not really phased by those bullish Aracaunas or the flighty Fayoumis.

mottled houdan chick

When she grows up, she'll look something like this.

2 comments:

Stacy @ Sweet Sky said...

Wow! That is some chick!

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for Chamomile to grow up!
and for Leif to come easter egg painting and hunting
tomorrow!
Love Nats