Today was 80 degrees outside, and so we made a new makeshift pen (as our old one was cut up for nesting boxes in the coop below) and got the girls out on the lawn. They make the sweetest sound of contentment when they hit the ground and start hunting for tasty morsels.
With some of the scrap wood from the coop, Dante built a small shelter for them. Here you see the lovely Lucia showing off this fabulous structure.
A close up of the girls enjoying the shade. Look at those fuzzy butts! And everyone has names now -- Rosie and Speck are the Gold Laced Wyandottes, the two in front, Fly and Bandit, are the Speckled Sussex, and you can now start to see the white speckles on their wing feathers; and Ping and Pong are the all-black Silkies with the feathered feet. The two Silkies are still much smaller than everyone else.
Rosie takes a break from scrounging to sunbathe.
Bandit shows off her new plummage, while Ping eyes me warily in the background.
With some of the scrap wood from the coop, Dante built a small shelter for them. Here you see the lovely Lucia showing off this fabulous structure.
A close up of the girls enjoying the shade. Look at those fuzzy butts! And everyone has names now -- Rosie and Speck are the Gold Laced Wyandottes, the two in front, Fly and Bandit, are the Speckled Sussex, and you can now start to see the white speckles on their wing feathers; and Ping and Pong are the all-black Silkies with the feathered feet. The two Silkies are still much smaller than everyone else.
Rosie takes a break from scrounging to sunbathe.
Bandit shows off her new plummage, while Ping eyes me warily in the background.
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