Cookie looks round, but she's all fluff. Her comb & waddles look pale. Her babies are amazingly fast & agile, so like any mother of young children, she appears a bit disheveled. LOL
I threw some breakfast scraps into the coop this morning. Cookie called all the scampering chicks as she pointed to the scrambled eggs. They devoured it in seconds! By the time the rest of the flock came over, only a few tiny pieces were left. Cookie also trained them in the art of stealing treats. Although the big hens get upset when their treats are eaten, the chicks are so fast, they cannot be stopped. They simply run under & between the slow moving hens, snatch a snack, & run off before the others know what's happened. It's totally a Cookie maneuver & the reason she got the nickname, "the Bantam Menace."
I can't say we're playing with the chicks very much, because they're so hyper-active. They jump all over the roosts & use them as a jungle gym. I hope they do slow down at some point.
