The girls are still doing well. Tonight's the first night I'm not giving them hard boiled egg to eat. They're eating the mash better every day and though I'll probably put it in tomorrow, I wanted to see what they'd eat of their other food. This morning when I came down almost all the egg was gone but during the day, they didn't seem that interested in it but ate the mash well.
It's amazing how much fast these girls are growing their feathers. It's changed noticeably since yesterday. I'm going to have to put the lid on their brooder Saturday because with their feathers coming in so quicily, they'll be flying in no time. I'm waiting until Saturday so that I can be here to monitor the temperature in the brooder since I haven't had the lid on since they arrived. Here are some comparisons of their wing growth from yesterday to today:
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| Ruth yesterday... |
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| and today. |
Her wing was a little wet tonight when I took the photo but I can't believe how fast her second set of feathers is coming in.
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| Bertha's are the hardest to see a difference but she has more down on her wings than the others which makes it harder to see her wing. |
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| Ruby's are opening up nicely. |
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| Molly's are filling out wonderfully. |
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| The feathers closer to Bob's body really came in today. She's also starting to lose some of the fuzz on her wing. |
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