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Ducklings: Growing tall into week 3

Well it looks as if these girls were stretched out in a taffy puller or something — they’re getting so big! And those Indian Runners are just all neck. In fact, they don’t fit in the photo framing so well… Will need a wider lens, it seems. Ah. turning the camera at an angle helps capture those adorable bowling pins: Scrunched down for a quick shot: Khakis: Stretching her wings: Can’t believe how much they’ve grown. They drink so much water (and splash 90% of it around) so we’ll be redecorating their tank soon for better duckling accommodations. Thanks for checking in. 🙂 – the has-been rodeo queen  

Chick Chronicles: Grown up and Moved out

… Moved out to their temporary coop at least. 🙂 Everyone seems so happy with their new space and over the past few weeks they’ve grown into lovely little teenagers. Foghorn and one of the Rhode Island Reds: Blondie is still the sweetest, always jumping up on our hands and always content to hang out with humans. Penguin is turning into the largest of the bunch. Excited to see what she looks like in even a few more weeks! Everyone fights for the best spots on the perches. They all sleep on this one branch at night and there’s a nice little shuffle they do to fight for the highest...