A feather post....(Get it?)

Yesterday I found a very nice feather and matched it with a nice black post. It is either Charles's or Jasper's feather-I don't know which. Anyway, I found it to be quite photogenic. Who would have thought, a feather...

Yes, five pictures of a feather. I am so weird sometimes.

Winging it

Here is a nice view of Charles's feather shafts.This was taken when she was in flight, obviously.

New feathers

I went down to the coop today, and found a surprise; feathers lying everywhere in the coop and aviary(outdoor penn). It is time for the chickens to molt. Molting is when the chickens lose all their feathers, and then grow new feathers in their place. In the picture below, Pearl is an example of this happening. You can see her feather shafts growing new feathers, that resemble spikes.

In a few weeks, Pearl will have a new coat of soft feathers.