Up Close and Chickenal, Part III

After we put back Brazen Redcap, we decided to pull out a Partridge Cochin. This one we knew the name of beforehand. They are unmistakable.

See?



(Please don't look at my double chin, please don't look at my double chin, please don't look at my double chin...)

Their feathery feet and dark gray feathers are dead giveaways:



Like the two birds before her, this one relaxed after a few short minutes. She perched happily on my hands as though we'd known each other her whole life. Because we have.





Though as an adult she will be more feathery than most of the other chickens, right now her down:feathers ratio is about 1:1. Most of the other chickens have most of their real feathers already.



A late bloomer. Maybe that's why I like her so much.



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