The latest batch of baby chicks are now three weeks old and furiously feathering out; the one on the right bears a resemblance to a couple of the chicks born in April who are now closing in on 19 weeks old. It will be interesting to see if she will be jet black like the others (except for the Barred Rock mix, who is a nice big girl with an ambiguous barring pattern, and the young roo, who is resplendent in his emerging suit of blue-green iridescence with bronze hackle and saddle feathers). These babies are also growing up in the coop and doing very well. I think next year I may buy hatching eggs from people who raise the breeds I want and let a broody raise them. It makes life so much easier.
Update 9/18/2012: The yellow chick is now five weeks old - and is bigger than any five-week-old chick I have seen thus far. He or she (not sure at this point - but leaning toward this one being a roo) has feathered out quickly and has a very different feathering pattern than the other chick. I'm very interested to see how this one continues to develop.
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