They grow up so fast...I'm not kidding, these things grow daily. The guy at the store told me they would begin to grow adult feathers in 2 or 3 days, "ya, right, what does he know...he's just a hick"
Not so fast oh brave chicken farmer! He's a hick who's lived on a farm all his life and works in a feed store! Sure enough, they started to grow adult feathers, right on schedule. Every day they show signs of adult chicken-ness; taller, less rounded, and acting more like well, a chicken. A couple of days ago I noticed that some of their tails were less like a fluffy bump and more "scruffy". Now, they have been pecking a lot at each other, picking bits of wood shaving off each other and tugging at their sisters' downy fluff. So I chalked up this scraggly tail to an overzealous grooming. Yesterday I noticed that almost all of them had that scraggly tail. Could it be that their tails are growing up? It made me sad. If you lean over I'll whisper something I haven't confessed out loud before: I really love the chicks' butts. What is not to love? They are round and fat and fluffy - like a cute little baby's bum that you want to squeeze, only fluffier and much tinier. I just had to get that off my chest. Thanks for listening
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