Peepers are in

Introducing Goldie, Pip, Rupert and Gapsby (that's right, Gapsby)... our four spring chicks.We're hoping for some great egg-layers out of the tiny flock. So far, they look vigorous, have been enjoying the heat lamp in the garden shed this week, along with their first spell of scratching and pecking around the yard this afternoon. (Pip was the first to take a dust bath in a bare spot of ground. The chicks follow each other, so they all ended up dusting their backs, one by one.) Our idea is to get them as people-oriented as possible... I'm picking them up several times a day. So far, we've been having coffee in the shed every morning, getting the day's talking and singing going. When our friend Brady was here the other day, he held Goldie. I'm encouraging it. More images soon.