TamiTrojan
Chirping
Chick #1, #2 and #3 respectively.
#1 and #3 have pinkish orange feathered feet with a bit of grey and four toes (#1 has one toe that is split into two - so one foot has 5 toes and his wing feathers have a bit of a separate diamond shape at the end). They both have olive greenish eyes.
#2 has bare black feet and four toes and had a bit of a feathered mohawk going on recently. #2 is all black.
All will lay calmly in my hand upside down, although #1 kicked a bit more than the rest (had to wonder what I was doing to them!!!). However, I am definitely mom to them, so they are very comfortable being handled by me.
#2 is the most calm with handling by strangers, followed by 3 and 1.
Haven't named them yet, as I don't know the gender. My students are really curious to know before we get out for the summer in two weeks!!! #1 and #3 box a lot (bump chests and chase one another) and #2 is mostly interested in finding the best food - even if that means stealing it!! I'd LOVE some help with breed and gender identification!
Here'e the pics, in birth order
and my favorite pic of the first chick - wondering why I have him above his coop!
#1 and #3 have pinkish orange feathered feet with a bit of grey and four toes (#1 has one toe that is split into two - so one foot has 5 toes and his wing feathers have a bit of a separate diamond shape at the end). They both have olive greenish eyes.
#2 has bare black feet and four toes and had a bit of a feathered mohawk going on recently. #2 is all black.
All will lay calmly in my hand upside down, although #1 kicked a bit more than the rest (had to wonder what I was doing to them!!!). However, I am definitely mom to them, so they are very comfortable being handled by me.
#2 is the most calm with handling by strangers, followed by 3 and 1.
Haven't named them yet, as I don't know the gender. My students are really curious to know before we get out for the summer in two weeks!!! #1 and #3 box a lot (bump chests and chase one another) and #2 is mostly interested in finding the best food - even if that means stealing it!! I'd LOVE some help with breed and gender identification!
Here'e the pics, in birth order
and my favorite pic of the first chick - wondering why I have him above his coop!