Days 10-16: May 24-31

Sorry for all of the delays in posting everyone! We have a very good reason, I promise! Brandon and I got married on Monday the 28th and we have been doing last minute wedding preparations and were not able to post as much as either of us would have liked. This post will be *super* photo heavy to try and get all the changes in. 

May 23:

The beginnings of their tails!

Look at the patterns on their feathers. Ira hadn't really gotten any tail feathers at this point.

Coq au Vanessa and Lucy spreading their wings.

There have been SO many new changes with our little chickens. Their temperature was raised to 85 degrees, feathers have appeared down their backs, they have started to fly around the brooder box, perching on our fingers is starting to be fun, their wings have elongated so we are starting to see the patterns emerge and they have started dusting! 

May 24:

Coq au Vanessa shows off her tail

Scallop perched on Brandon's finger

Sweet Pea spreading her wings

Lucy, with new and improved darker beak

Coq au Vanessa displaying her wings

Coq au Vanessa with back feathers

Irene close up

Sweet Pea wing

Ira Bea came and sat with us on the bed and fell asleep as I stroked her head. Apparently another chicken startled her and she hopped over into the neckline of Brandon's robe. It was quite the picture, but she moved before he camera would focus. 

May 25:

Ira Bea and Papa Bran

Scallop and Bran

Lucy perched on Brandon's hand

I picked up a new bunch of chicks for our friend yesterday and he traded us one of his chicks for one of our older girls, so we have a new addition to our flock! One of our older girls went home with a friend of ours and now we have a one day old strawberry blonde chick named Eula Mae. She is so gentle and loving. All of our other chicks had to warm up to us, but little Eula Mae has loved to be held by us from the very start. She stands away from the others a bit, but otherwise she holds her own. Lucy and Sweet Pea are guarding her and keeping her safe. 

May 31: Eula Mae!

Eula Mae saying hello!

Sitting on Papa Bran's hand

She still has her egg beak on!

Such a cute chick, look at her stripes!

She had feathers on her wing at 1 day old!

More photos of our other chickens will be added later this evening, as well as a video of them dusting. Hooray! In other news, we have purchased a number of things to make the outdoor coop and are going to begin construction this weekend! Our birds are so hearty that we are almost positive they will be able to go outside for the first time since coming to live with us very soon!