I'm starting to think that Lunch (I think. Peter hasn't decided yet. Anyway the big buff Orpington) is a rooster. "She" is starting to show a little comb already. Orpington hens have combs so this could be fine, I just feel like she is too young to have one already. Maybe she is 3 weeks old rather than 2? This would be terrible for a couple of reasons. First, no eggs and second, our poor neighbors. We have neighbors that are rather close to us and in one case who's veggie garden will be about 30 feet from the coop. Although we try to be good neighbors, these people put up with Norman and his barking habit without complaint. Adding a roo to the mix is too much to ask. We wont know for sure for another month or maybe even two. I'm going to try and be positive that they are all hens and go from there. Eeeks.
Lots of feathers as we enter our third week. Especially on Lunch and Dinner. Breakfast is still quite fluffy but her wings work! Her breed is slow to develop but she is getting bigger. Probably twice the size she was a week ago. I posted a video last week but it takes so long to load that it's useless. Just pictures this time.
We put a little roost in the temporary coop. They love it. I can't seem to get a picture of all three on it at once. They are also enjoying scratching around in and eating some grass. Hopefully the coop will arrive this week and we can get them outside. Getting them out of the house would be great I'm sure they will be happier and the pictures will be better too.
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