Green Rascal Design

Since we were so busy last week with the yet unfinished mini split heat pump project, I didn't have any time to post my Friday fluffy update. The mini-fluffs are getting pretty big, and we thought it would be interesting to also get updated pictures of the big birds.

Here are Sugar, Pepper and Nutmeg (in order) digging around in the old potato box from last year. This year we are prepping it for beans or something. The birds find this box endlessly fascinating because there are apparently tons of yummy things in there. Where is Cinnamon, you might ask...

This is what Cinnamon likes to do whenever I hang out with them. She jumps on my lap and sticks her head under my arm. She can stay like that for over half an hour if I can stand it (which usually I can't).

Now that I've shared some pictures of the big fluffs being headless, lets check on the babies.

Clover and Pumpkin are still learning to be held, but they have made lots of progress and are still ok with the camera. The adults do not like the camera at all!

You can tell how much bigger the adults are than the babies by using my hand as a measuring device, lol. The babies are only about half as big as Sugar, and she is the smallest adult by far.

At this point you might be wondering, and I suppose it's a good time to explain why they all like to be held the same way. For some reason they do not like to be held with my right arm (unless its Cinnamon wanting to be held like a football with her head in my armpit). Ninety eight percent of the time they prefer to be held on my left. This is probably because the way a chicken sees is completely different from the way a person sees.

In almost all of these pictures the birds are looking at the camera with their left eye - that is their "far eye." Their left eye sees far away things best. So whichever way is to their left is where they're looking for predators. Or they're looking with their left toward the house hoping I'll come out and give them treats.

Their right eye is their "near eye." They look at me with their right eye when I'm holding them because it's easier for them to see me.

I've often wondered what it must be like to see so differently. Sometimes I try to think about how one would design buildings for beings who see this way. Seems like a pretty difficult thing to do - putting lots of space on the left and all way-finding signs on the right, for example. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this little lesson in chickenness. Have a good week!