Week 1 - had more pasty butt this time (winter temps and extra supplemental heat probably to blame, but I can't bring myself to turn off the space heater until they start feathering out) and one almost-emergency (child stepped on chick, hurt its neck but did not break it, and the chick is 90% recovered), but all 8 are doing well. Wing feathers starting to come in, and that gorgeous red chick is turning black and brown (she's still the friendliest, so she's still a favorite.) We still can't tell the buff orpingtons apart. One blue splash Marans is lighter than the other and developed a blue splotch on its wing. The lavender orpington is still the smallest, but she's just as active as the rest, and definitely holding her own in the pecking order. The Brahmas are already growing faster than the others - the lavender picking on them is just funny (one pecked her when she encroached on its food - she didn't just peck back, but flapped and jumped at her in response. She's about 2/3 the size of the Brahmas.)
