Mangy Chickens

There is a reason you only see pictures of brand-new baby chicks or their full grown counterparts.  The juvenile stage is not kind to a chickens.  It is happening to my pre-teens.  Their feathers are coming in, and it's not flattering.  Thank heavens there is not a rooster in sight.  We'd have some seriously low chicken self-esteem around here.  Here's a little photographic evidence.

Now those are some girls that only a mother can love.