The chicks are a month old now, gawky "teenagers." They are growing adult feathers in spots, still downy in other spots. Out in the yard, scratching and pecking, they look like miniature ostrich, all legs and feet.
These three still push up under their mama's feathers when they sleep. Today I saw her sitting in a pool of sunlight, trying to nap. The chicks were all under her, jockeying for the best position. The end effect was that the poor, drowsy chicken was rocking about like a rowboat on rough water. It seems even mother chickens suffer sleep deprivation when they have babies about.
~Happy Mother's Day~
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