As promised, here's a collection of sample illustrations, from Ian Miller an excellent and generous artist who is helping me make Cluck pretty.
It's a simple animated gif that rotates through a small handful of chapter illustrations. These will adorn the start of each chapter, similar to the chapter illustrations in the Harry Potter books (although I think these are nicer). About half of them are finished, but I don't want to give everything away now. I'm very pleased with how they are turning out: having absolute design control (including the ability to include illustrations) is one of the reasons Cluck is being self-published.
Oh - and here's the cover:
