It has happened. In a very short time our adorable chicks have transformed into mini-chickens. Mind you, we've only had the chickens for about six weeks. We are a little stunned by how quickly they have grown. They no longer resemble chicks, and we are still not certain that they will all end up hens.
Here's a quick before and after.
Ginger when we first got her:
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Ginger last week:
Thelma then:
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Thelma recently:
Goldfeather:
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and now:
Lizzy was one of our prettiest chicks:
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Today she is living proof of the chicken dinosaur connection. Watching her move is like an up close visit to the velociraptor section of Jurassic Park:
Louise:
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Louise is now top chicken. She has a huge single comb which is hard to see in the picture.
Maryann is missing from the photos. While she is a very nice little hen (she's the only one we are 100% sure is female), she doesn't stay still for her photo ops.
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