Oh my gosh! I've been so caught up with the Polish and my duck who is having egg issues that I forgot to post.
The 3 who are outside are doing great! The co-parenting mamas are fantastic. The babies see them both as mamas, so sometimes they will all be under Violet, sometimes Dandelion, sometimes both. They are still in the grow out section of the main coop. Most of the big birds pay them no mind, but my Naked Neck bristles whenever she sees them and tries to go after the mamas through the wire. That gas me concerned. We are going to let them out in the foraging yard this weekend to see how it goes.
The CCL, Laurel, is super healthy and vigorous! The other two, Marigold the CM and Lotus the fibro EE, are beautiful little birds!
And then there's Myrtle who is the family fave! She is now our house chicken. She lost the use of one eye after her infection. She is TINY. I've begun weighing her daily. She is now up to 95 g - about 50 g lighter than her smallest sibling. She looks awful because of her ordeal: one closed eye, poor feathering, bald spots, an unexplained black toe. But she's a friendly little thing.
She gets gamebird starter for now (to help with feathers and to put on some weight) and daily vitamins, just until she's a bit healthier. She also gets "sunshine therapy" every morning for vitamin D. She is finally starting to grow feathers along her shoulders whereas her sisters are almost 3/4 feathered.
It's hard to get pics of the girls that are outside because the mamas are protective. I'll try to get some later after work. But here's Myrtle, who is eating breakfast while I finish my coffee.
Her good side:
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Her less good side:
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Silkies are such great mommas!
