Well, she still is a cutie, but there's something about ducklings. They're concentrated cuteness. 
And the young Dorkings have been such loves lately, waiting at my feet together for their attention. They're so big now that I can't pick them both up together, so they have to wait turns.
And as for attitudes, Marka has gone full broody now. I had to pull her from the nest in the corner and put her on the perches tonight. Oh, boy!
Rosie passed away in the night. It was kind of expected, but also a little unexpected. I knew she was going to go, but I thought I had a little more time to say goodbye. I've been so busy this week that it's been a couple days since I just held her to stroke her feathers and tell her how much I loved her... Ah, I thought I was done crying already, but I guess not yet. Couldn't decide which picture I liked the most to post for her. She was such a little spitfire.
Thanks, y'all, it's been a tough week. Not only for that, but now Gus isn't acting right. I was at class pretty much all day yesterday, so I don't know when this started, but as of at least this morning, he's lethargic, stands around all hunched up, and has little interest in food. It occurred to me that I never introduced the silkied Cochins to our soil slowly like I do with chicks as a coccidiosis preventative, and it's been cool and rainy, so I started the four of them on Corid in case he's having Cocci issues. So far, the other three are totally fine, so I don't know. I had to wet feed down with some Corid water and make Gus eat tonight because he was piled with the other little Cochins for bed with a completely empty crop. I hate to take him away from his buddies (especially when they're getting so close to integration into the flock), but I might just have to clean out the pen Rosie was in and bring him in. Fortunately, homework has slowed down a bit at the moment, so I have a little more time to focus on him when I'm not at class.
I did try to take pictures like I said I would (almost a week ago...), but didn't get far because it was raining, and most of them I got turned out pretty lousy. But here's Flury debating whether a leaf is edible or not. Her grumpy scowl makes me smile.
