The chickens may be less than two weeks old, but their physical appearance is changing dramatically. Our chickens are growing up quickly and we are preparing ourselves for all the inevitable chats with them about the kinds of boys to avoid, whether or not they can shave their legs, and how they definitely will not be getting their ears pierced.
A yellow chicken asserts its dominance in the pecking order by putting a black chicken in a headlock. RESPECT MY AUTHORITY!
The chickens are learning how to use their wings. It seems one of the most important ways to use your wings is to hurl yourself at another chicken while flapping madly:
Chicken chilling:
We took them out on the lawn today to enjoy the warm sun and learn what pecking in the grass is all about. We surrounded them with a makeshift cardboard wall to keep them from wandering away or getting eaten by prowling tigers.
Here, the chickens figure out what grass is:
The never-ending quest for an earthworm continues:
1/16/2011 09:28:00 PM
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