5 Weeks



Their combs are starting to come in...



The girls are around 5 weeks old, depending on how old they really were when I picked them up...  we'll go with 5... 



New giant feeder...




She loves her "perch"




Good morning Mom.  Got treats?





 


I read you can tell they are ready to start laying eggs when both the comb and wattles are pronounced.  It will be a LONG time..  LOL  (We are guessing August)





What YOU looking at?????
Doesn't she look prehistoric?  Postively raptor-ish...

  They are about the size of a morning dove - a gazillion times bigger than when we first got them!  And boy, can they EAT!  We had to replace the little chick feeder thingie with a HUGE feeder, they couldn't get their fat heads into the little holes!  We would fill it up, they would eat, but leave a layer in the bottom.  Turns out, they couldn't reach it! 

This morning, after breakfast, they got a treat of lettuce and a few leftover raspberries.  They LOVED the berries!  (Haven't quite figured out the greens yet...)

Meanwhile - Jim starts his new job this morning.  EVERYBODY GO BUY A KIA or MAZDA!  LOL  He's a great salesman - he will do right by you!

Kyle discovered they have put the fence back up on my horse trail.  We will be going out this evening to check the situation.  He's off today - going to mow the back pasture...

Rod got home late - didn't arrive until about 4:30 this morning. He had three deliveries last night - but all at different ends of the earth.  Lots of driving!

I had a new trainee this weekend - she's quiet and NERVOUS about the whole process, but I think she'll do really well.  She's been doing her version of a mini review class for several years so is pretty familiar with the basic information - just needs to learn the process and flesh it all out.  She's just watching this time around.  Had another new instructor drop by Saturday afternoon - he'll be training with me next month!  We are GROWING!  (Incidentally, the man I teach for, stopped by Sunday and threatened me with "bad things" if I considered leaving his office...  LOL  There is a rumor the Ft. Pierce people are opening a school in my town and want me to teach there...  Bidding war?  If only!!!!  But it's nice to feel appreciated!)