thanks Debby; they move a bit too quickly for my camera to do them justice, which is a shame because they do look fabulous with their nice new feathers. Eve's mum was a show winner, and she's inherited elegance as well as looks.
Update now that the girls are all grown up: this is Eve
she laid 139 eggs in 2019, between going broody 3 times; I broke her once and let her hatch small clutches twice, so she also raised 5 chicks for me within the flock. She was a good broody, if verging on the overly-ferocious defender of...
I got 2 pullets a month ago and find them delightful; friendly, curious, good foragers (particularly fond of chasing low-flying insects, which is funny to watch).