One of the ISA chicks, Goldilocks, has a much bolder and inquisitive personality than her ‘sister’, Ginger. Ginger still sticks pretty close to mama Caramel, though Caramel doesn’t protect either chick from getting pecked by the other flock members anymore. She does cackle for the chicks when she finds a good pile of scratch or something tasty from the vegetable bucket, but it seems like she’s decided they’re old enough to learn manners from everyone now.
Goldilocks has figured out that when I come outside to check on everyone, I will scatter a little scratch on the ground outside first, then I’ll also toss a little inside the coop for the ladies who don’t like coming outside in the cold as much while I check for eggs. The ‘inside ladies’ have run outside because that’s where they see everyone else furiously scratching, and Goldilocks will follow me into the coop to get some directly from my hand instead of trying to find some in the melee outside. Cordelia seems to have caught on to my routine also - I think she noticed Goldilocks going into the coop and followed her to see what she was up to.
