2 weeks at home

Today is the 2-week mark, and they've gotten so big already. The waterer is no longer a good measure of their growth because, sadly, I broke it this morning. A quick glance in the cabinet revealed that the only appropriate replacement was an Atlas jar of homemade pickled asparagus, the contents of which are now living in a Lock & Lock in the fridge.

In any case, the chicks are growing bigger by the day. I really wanted to take them outside today for some fun in the sun and good pictures, but a wind chill stopped me; I didn't want the girls getting cold.

They seem to develop something new every day. Their tails are fuller and longer, though Athena's tail is shortest so far. And the two Welsumers' combs are growing in nicely. I wonder how big their combs will be. I also wonder what my three EEs will look like when they are fully feathered out. I wonder if I'll be able to tell everyone apart once that happens.

And I constantly wonder if anyone will turn out to be a rooster and in the same breath vehemently hope not.

According to my online research, sex can't be determined until several months of age. I know thinking about it all the time won't change the outcome, so I try not to think too hard about it. Still, with every new development I wonder...