So this evening as well as cleaning out their water dish and checking food levels, I was having @Purple Rose and her brother work on cleaning out the whole brooder box and putting in fresh bedding. My contribution to this was to hold the cardboard box lined with a puppy pad that the girls were going to stay in while the cleaning out happened.
Or so I thought. Cera, our biggest and most curious girl who loves to explore, decided that the box was too small for her, and flew up to the edge.
My son got to admire her up close, as she showed off how well her feathers are growing in and what a breeze she can produce flapping away.
Then she decided to fly across the box, and over to my shoulder. Her aim was a bit off, she actually landed more on my cheek, and left a slightly bleeding scratch. First blood to Cera, the shoulder chick. She continued to wander and explore.
Steggie flew up out of the box to see me
And then Terri the Tiny, our eensy weensy bird, actually flew up out of the fox and clambered up to sit on my shoulder!
Tyra finally flew up to join them, and Cera came back over to me, and I was wearing our whole flock! It was adorable. I loved it. That nightshirt's in the laundry now, because unsurprisingly they pooped on my left shoulder, but it was fun.
@Purple Rose started putting chicks back in the brooder, and Cera opted to ride down with Terri.
Or so I thought. Cera, our biggest and most curious girl who loves to explore, decided that the box was too small for her, and flew up to the edge.
My son got to admire her up close, as she showed off how well her feathers are growing in and what a breeze she can produce flapping away.
Then she decided to fly across the box, and over to my shoulder. Her aim was a bit off, she actually landed more on my cheek, and left a slightly bleeding scratch. First blood to Cera, the shoulder chick. She continued to wander and explore.
Steggie flew up out of the box to see me
And then Terri the Tiny, our eensy weensy bird, actually flew up out of the fox and clambered up to sit on my shoulder!
Tyra finally flew up to join them, and Cera came back over to me, and I was wearing our whole flock! It was adorable. I loved it. That nightshirt's in the laundry now, because unsurprisingly they pooped on my left shoulder, but it was fun.
@Purple Rose started putting chicks back in the brooder, and Cera opted to ride down with Terri.
They're so much fun when they're little!
