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| Portrait of a Golden laced Wyandotte chick |
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| Chick of Golden Laced Wyandotte in grass |
1. The chicks are nearly three times the size they were compared to when they first arrived at ~ 4 days old.
2. They change from being chicks to pullets by adding feathers. In the past few days we have seen new feathers added to the few they have on each side of their bodies. In the gallery included you can see which are older as little epaulets become wing-lets.
3. The are beginning to grow the very first little hints of tail feathers. Look at this chicks "tail" in the second picture. You can see a bit of fluffiness and brushy look to the feathers there (just barely). This is from some feathers coming in underneath and the change in the feathers/down at their backsides.
4. They are practicing perching and flying - or some combination - by flapping and jumping to scare and surprise each other. They leap across the cage into the crowd of their sister chicks ... landing with peep-outbursts.
5. They always walk through their food first, balancing in it and feeling it squeeze between their reptilian toes.
6. Food is more fun, apparently, if stolen from your sister after a chase. It matters not if there is a plate of it-- cheeping and stealing is great game.
More chicks in the gallery for those who love them. CHICKS HERE
Share your chick stories and help construct tell us when to expect what as they mature.
Thanks!
1 comment:
I enjoyed the description of the developing chicks. I am especially amused by the description of their food-related activities. The chicks sound like very messy eaters! Keep the updates coming.
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