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Photo Gallery ~ Week 2 Now (Click thumbnails for enlargements--Scroll to the bottom for first entry on this page) February 22, 2008 - Portraits Three of the 13-day-old chicks and two of the 9-day-old chicks (Barred Rock & Light Brahma) were very curious about the camera when I lowered it to their level in the brooder. Okay, the Brahma was a little too curious and got too close for good focus, but she looks adorable anyway! Even a Buff Orpington (the most shy so far) wanted to know what that thing was--and then made a hasty retreat.
February 20, 2008 - Perch Since the 11 day old chicks are practicing flight, we decided to give them something to fly to as well as something more to do. We added a wood perch to their brooder last night. It's placed across the water tank about 8 inches above the brooder floor. They were curious about it, stretching their necks up to inspect something new. This morning I went to check and photograph them and found several of the black chicks can already hop/fly up and down easily. So far the three I've seen up there are also among the tamest and most friendly babies--one Silver Laced Wyandotte (she was a weakling at first), one Black Australorp and one of the youngest, a 7-day old Barred Rock hop up and down with ease while the rest just look on.
And here they are again in action on YouTube. (Click the arrow in the center to view the video from this page) Also see this video on YouTube at: The Poultry Project - 3 Chicks on a Perch February 17, 2008 - Feathers Wing feathers begin growing right away. By age 8 days, the chicks have almost enough wing feathers to fly and they use the length of their home as a runway practicing for take off. My favorite Rhode Island Red also has feathers at the shoulder of her wings and she has tail feathers. I'm pretty sure the one Wyandotte I wasn't sure about coloring (Silver Laced versus Columbian) is Silver Laced. So the two new Light Brahmas will be my (very big) white birds. We moved the chicks into a deeper water tank because they were testing their wings and trying to jump out when I remove the wire top. I'm not ready to clip wing feathers yet so this will buy some time. We are stepping up plans to build the coop. Today they tried a little grated carrot and loved it. They are very intersted in a flap of newspaper in a corner--they scratch and peck at it. Here are a few feathered beauties.
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