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<\/a>Barley and Peaches on my back<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I wonder what Barley is looking at<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>They seem quite happy on my back<\/p><\/div>\n
If I become more upright to gently tip them off they counter balance and move up to my shoulders. They now jump on me every time they can as if they are really pleased with this new skill.<\/p>\n
Anyway back to Topaz.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Topaz’s pin feathers are really growing in now.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Topaz from another angle<\/p><\/div>\n
The quills are beginning to unfurl.<\/p>\n
Their was another development from Topaz today. I went in to the girls just as she came out of the main coup shouting. I checked the nest box and to my surprise there was an egg. It was still warm and bigger and rounder than Sparkles eggs. I think Topaz must have laid it.<\/p>\n
Sparkle laid her egg in the little coup a little later so I am fairly sure it was Topaz that laid it. Honey laid the day before yesterday and before that six days earlier so it’s unlikely to be hers. Hurrah for Topaz!<\/p>\n
Maybe she will get into her stride now and make up for the shortfall of eggs. It will be interesting to see when her next egg will be laid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topaz seems to have completely stopped dropping feathers at the moment and the quills on her neck are unfurling. I went in the run and bent down to take some photos of Topaz. Peaches and Barley immediately jumped on my … Continue reading