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Friday, July 23, 2010

Ages and Stages Before Feathers

What a difference only 4 weeks can make.

( For those that live in the city - Make sure you click twice on the photos to see the feathers closer! )


















This was taken on June 24, 2010 - a few minutes after we brought our itty-bitty  2-3-Day-Old Buff Orpington chicks home!



















This one was taken July 10, 2010.


















This one was taken on July 19, 2010.


















And this was taken today!

They go through this ' Ugly Betty ' period - looking like something only a Mama could love!



















And then they get outside and take those dirt baths - and - those beautiful feathers show up and just blow your mind!
























I'm almost jealous.  These girls even have pretty butts!

It will be a while before we know exactly whether or not we have any roosters.

Right now - I am seeing an exhibition of behavior from one particular bird that has already learned how to pull a ' Bruce Lee ' kick with both feet in the air and attacking.  And he ( ? ) really likes doing that with one other chick.

They're fun to watch out in the yard.  And they're funny!

But the real fun I'm having now is - I have three that compete for coming up to get a turn having me pet them on their backs!

I think they're pretty!

3 comments:

Leslie F. said...

haha Fun post! When I was a kid growing up, my folks had so many different animals over the years. It got pretty funny at times, especially bottle feeding calves with those big sloppy tongues! haha :)

Razzberry Corner said...

The little ones grow up so fast... Isn't it fun to try to figure out which are hens and which are roos? I wish you had all hens, but it doesn't sound like it!!!

Deb said...

Chickens can be fun to watch...and a farm just doesn't seem like a farm to me without them. :)

Friday, July 23, 2010

Ages and Stages Before Feathers

What a difference only 4 weeks can make.

( For those that live in the city - Make sure you click twice on the photos to see the feathers closer! )


















This was taken on June 24, 2010 - a few minutes after we brought our itty-bitty  2-3-Day-Old Buff Orpington chicks home!



















This one was taken July 10, 2010.


















This one was taken on July 19, 2010.


















And this was taken today!

They go through this ' Ugly Betty ' period - looking like something only a Mama could love!



















And then they get outside and take those dirt baths - and - those beautiful feathers show up and just blow your mind!
























I'm almost jealous.  These girls even have pretty butts!

It will be a while before we know exactly whether or not we have any roosters.

Right now - I am seeing an exhibition of behavior from one particular bird that has already learned how to pull a ' Bruce Lee ' kick with both feet in the air and attacking.  And he ( ? ) really likes doing that with one other chick.

They're fun to watch out in the yard.  And they're funny!

But the real fun I'm having now is - I have three that compete for coming up to get a turn having me pet them on their backs!

I think they're pretty!

3 comments:

Leslie F. said...

haha Fun post! When I was a kid growing up, my folks had so many different animals over the years. It got pretty funny at times, especially bottle feeding calves with those big sloppy tongues! haha :)

Razzberry Corner said...

The little ones grow up so fast... Isn't it fun to try to figure out which are hens and which are roos? I wish you had all hens, but it doesn't sound like it!!!

Deb said...

Chickens can be fun to watch...and a farm just doesn't seem like a farm to me without them. :)