With the addition of the new chickens, I needed a better solution for protection for them - shade in the corner and cover over the coop.  The "temporary" structure I put in for shade was just that - temporary, and it was looking pretty sad.  We had a rain storm come through the first of the month as well, and it turns out that the chicken coop isn't all that waterproof.  Not bad, but the pine shavings got a bit damp - not good for the girls to hang out in.  I bought a couple of pop-up tents - one in the corner for shade and one to go over the coop.  We haven't had rain to test them, but we did have a couple of red-flag wind days and they held up fine, so they should be good for "normal" winter weather.

The babies are still looking like teenagers - gawky and skinny.  They are beginning to get some of their feathers in, thank goodness!  One only had one tail feather when she came - a very sad look.  It will still be a bit before all the feathers come back in, but they are looking better and are not quite as skittish - and no more flying away!  (So far anyway...).  Last night they put themselves to bed in the coop!!  (AJ and I have been chasing chickens after dark to tuck them in....)

Here's one of my originals - quite plump and sassy!!