Yesterday was Hug a Chicken Day, my favorite day of the year
So I figured it was close enough to time for the babies' monthly pictures!
Here are our silkie-feathered Cochin kiddos at about 7 months old, starting with Dandy!
My man, Gus
I could gush over this guy for days, I adore him!
Myrtle the fierce ❤
And my sweet girl Zinnia
Buzzy, the Silkie-Cochin mix, about a week younger than the above babies. He's still being a bit of a butthead, though he has calmed down a bit since my last update on him.
Next, the 5-month-olds, starting with Buzz's full siblings, here is Amaretto:
Armada:
I've referred to those two as 'the twins' pretty much since I realized they were pullets and moved them to the main flock, but there are some subtle differences between them. Amaretto is creamier-colored, for instance, but what I find more interesting is that Amaretto seems to have inherited the rounded Cochin 'cushion' tail, while Armada's tail sticks out more like her Silkie aunt and grandmother's tails.
Anyway, here is Gluttony:
Our girl Peanut Butter
And Rosey:
Next, the 5-month-old Old English babies, starting of course with the girls, Havok:
And Sumi
And our fellas, Feldon:
Louis:
And TROLL, doing the frazzled head-feather-spike that his dad always does when I worry him
Finally, here's just a mix of pictures I also took yesterday, mostly of the babies. Here are our Hug a Chicken Day hugs
Sweet little Havie
Peanut Butter was not sure she approved of hugs at first, but after some snuggling, she accepted her fate
Zinni was a very willing hugger, of course ❤
And another teeny-tiny hug, this time from Altair
Gussy's not a hugger, so he got a wattle rub instead
And there were more hugs, of course, but not on camera.
Moving on, here is Amaretto being a cutie while perched on a grape vine:
Glutty looking reeeeeal close at the camera lens:
Havok being the perfect model
Louis, full of himself for being up high for once (he was on one of the rooster pens; I put him up there for his picture, but he was so proud of himself for being there
)
Altair again - gosh she's so pretty
Aaaaaaand I had a couple more, but apparently I've hit the picture limit for one post
Whoops!
EDIT: Oops, as it turns out I accidentally uploaded some things twice somehow?
Anyway, about those last two pictures...
Here's Huka giving me looks for photographing her molting shame:
And lastly, Rooska grumping me about her molt
), but she squatted for him and didn't try to get away or anything, so she must be getting close to laying!! 
