The chicks are already showing signs of growing up. The Arconas have their wing feathers coming in, way ahead of the others. One of the Wyndotts is worrying me a little. She's quite small and very timid, to the point of not wanting to eat when the others are eating. She seems to spend most of her time picking at the shavings and also is very reluctant to be handled. The chicks are all getting in a tizzy whenever hands come into view. I tried picking them up and holding them to get them used to people but it doesn't seem to have done the trick. We have some very cute pictures which I will post soon.

The sprouts are coming up in the basement - onions, tomatoes, leeks. I put asparagus in the ground the other day. I'm not totally confident that I did it right after looking for better directions on the web yesterday. I should have spread the roots differently and spaced the plants wider, but hopefully they are hardy enough to adapt to the less than optimal conditions. We had a nice snow storm on Thursday, leaving at least 5 inches on the ground, so the soil should get a good deep soak. Hopefully the brussel sprouts will survive the freezing overnight.