Well we have a lot of Amish folks and farms around, they'll go to good use if I end up rehoming them. Will probably wait a month and see what to do. I really want to see that green iridescent head at this point. Maybe I'll end up keeping one
They're 8 weeks. They have the scalloped pattern to their tail feathers too. Lol just waiting for that curled feather now. Ho boy i have no use for them! I didn't want fertilized eggs or ducklings down the road 😕 😔 or drakes pestering my ladies.
Sooooo I actually took a close look at them today, and I think they may both be drakes!!! I am in a bit of a state of shock, because I definitely ordered females.........their bills have actually gotten lighter since the last picture. By this time last year with my other welsh females their...
Oh wow that coop setup is amazing!!! I need to convince my hubs to build that 😩
Here's mine! I am excited for the coloration on my welshies one has just this gorgeous deep brown i love it. And I love Sunny's saxony racing stripe. Mags the magpie is definitely the most flighty, so the metzer...
Feathers are coming. And they are acting like I'm some crazy monster. Also, they are huge haha. 3 weeks old + 2 days. I forgot how quickly they feather. The welshes have more feathers on them than Maggie (magpie) or Sunny (saxony). I'm also a little concerned that Sunny being a larger breed...
Sooooo 3/4 escaped the small pool today and wandered around the room they were in for while. Sigh. I was going to make a hardware cloth fence for the small pool but that'll be a project for another day. They got an upgrade with higher walls for now.
The happiness of fresh water in the morning. I really need to get the wire up around the edge of this pool to keep them in. They grow so quickly. I'm going to have to upgrade the size of the pool soon 🤣
We are at day 4 since hatch and wow they grow so fast! The saxony was 66g and is now 87g in one day. I'm tracking their weights our of curiosity and I just find that crazy!