The birds are starting to try to fly. They have spurts of energy where they run and flap and really get moving.
As every day, there’s a bit more feather and less down. Their feet seem suddenly bigger.
They’re starting sit on the feeder sometimes as if it were a perch. I think I might make a small perch for them even though they’re clearly not quite coordinated enough to get up on it or stay on it. Given the option though, if they get to where they can sit there, I’m thinking that’ll keep the feed cleaner. Diapers clearly aren’t an viable option and I’m guessing you can’t litter train these critters.
The Rhode Island Red is starting to seem like the leader. The others are tending to bed down, eat, drink or just run somewhere to look at something a bit after she chooses to.
I put the water bottle on a piece of 3/4 inch thick board to lift it up off the pine shavings and it’s stayed much, much cleaner through the day.
