Ugly Duckling Chick Update

 

After just two weeks the ugly duckling chick is starting to grow out of the cute fluff ball phase.  She has feathers.  She even has a row of feathers down each leg like her father.  There are feather shafts that stick straight up from her shoulder blades, which reminds me of the bird monsters from the puppet movie The Crystal Shard.  Her eyelids are pale yellow, but she has short black eyelashes that show up really well when she has her eyes closed.  Thankfully her toes are nearly straight and she doesn't have any trouble walking.  She eats all the time and I can tell she's getting bigger every day.  My little baby is growing up!  

I've noticed that when one of my hens is outside the window of the room the chick is in, the chick can hear the little whistles and coos that the hens make and responds to them.  She tries to jump toward the window where the hens are making their noises.  Even though she's never met another chicken, she recognizes chicken language.