Update: Knit Chickens

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Note: Change to 16" circular needle if necessary for number of sts on needle.
Continuing with yarn attached to base sts, pick up and knit 75 (99, 125) sts around remaining edges of base, join in rnd, pm for beg of rnd, knit across 9 sts from live end of base. [84 (108, 134) sts]