Liquorice is about 10 days old now, and thriving well. However, we can't help feeling that he or she would like some company. Julie made some calls yesterday, and has found a poultry farm which has chicks at about the same age, so we're going to go and buy 4 more today. They will be sold as 99% certain girls, so if Liquorice turns out to be a boy we will still have 4, and if not, they can shuffle up a bit and we'll accommodate 5.You can see proper wing feathers in the picture - if you give the chick something to fly at, like a hand in the brooder box, it will easily get a foot off the ground, which is why we have had to put some chicken wire over the top of the box.
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