2 Weeks Later... New Feathers!

Shirley says hello!

The 3 girls are all doing well and acting like real chickens now. Shirley has hardly stopped laying since day one, taking just the occasional day off (have a look at the 'Egg Count' page). She's also found time to start growing new feathers on her back. I'm really pleased because most of her back was literally plucked, so no snapped feathers, just no feathers at all.

Bett's started growing feathers too, you can just about see them starting to come through on her neck. Her wing is about the same, still visibly bruised but doesn't seem to be bothered by it. She's looking slightly less pale as well.

Finally Ivy is showing the most feather growth, all over her neck and wings. Her appetite also hasn't slowed down much - perhaps that's because she's just come back into lay again, having taken a fortnight off.