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