I call these two "The Peeps". They're Light Brahmas and I LOVE THEM. They have the cutest fluffy feet, and they have this way of looking up into my eyes, like they actually see me. This was the first day I had them. I thought they were four weeks, but I think I misheard and they were actually just two weeks old. Can anyone who's raised Light Brahmas verify which they look more like?
I can't believe how fast they're growing! Just 10 days later and they have far more feathering along their spines and have tiny feathers on their heads coming in. Here's a pic that shows how many more feathers they have on them (they're feathering out the same pretty much)
When I'm outside I let them free range since they tend to stick close to me. If not eyeshot then definitely earshot, they seem incapable of shutting up! Unless I pick them up and tuck them close, anyway...Then they're quiet for 10 seconds. Here's the two of them on the hunt, they love finding bugs in the grass. I'm slightly worried about them having differently shaped tails, the closer one has a rounder tail and the further one has a more pointed tail. Their wings have feathered out at the same time though so I'm hoping that's just how they are and not because one is a male. I would really hate having to get rid of one of them because of crowing in city limits.
They also "help" me out with my yard work. The past few days I've been digging up some dirt and laying down pavers as an edging. They LOVE worms, so I've been trying to teach them that when I whistle a certain way they should pay attention/come to me because I'll give them a tasty worm. I find it hysterical when one of them snatches it up and does the "I HAS FOOD" scream while running around like a mad thing while the other chases her. They've also learned that dirt bathing is FUN especially on loose soil that I've dug up. One of them was in ecstasies over it, fluffing herself up to three times her size, kicking out with her feet, even trilling every now and again. She was so comfortable she would start to nod off. I managed to get a close up shot of her micro nap (lasted about 10 seconds.)
I can't believe how fast they're growing! Just 10 days later and they have far more feathering along their spines and have tiny feathers on their heads coming in. Here's a pic that shows how many more feathers they have on them (they're feathering out the same pretty much)
When I'm outside I let them free range since they tend to stick close to me. If not eyeshot then definitely earshot, they seem incapable of shutting up! Unless I pick them up and tuck them close, anyway...Then they're quiet for 10 seconds. Here's the two of them on the hunt, they love finding bugs in the grass. I'm slightly worried about them having differently shaped tails, the closer one has a rounder tail and the further one has a more pointed tail. Their wings have feathered out at the same time though so I'm hoping that's just how they are and not because one is a male. I would really hate having to get rid of one of them because of crowing in city limits.
They also "help" me out with my yard work. The past few days I've been digging up some dirt and laying down pavers as an edging. They LOVE worms, so I've been trying to teach them that when I whistle a certain way they should pay attention/come to me because I'll give them a tasty worm. I find it hysterical when one of them snatches it up and does the "I HAS FOOD" scream while running around like a mad thing while the other chases her. They've also learned that dirt bathing is FUN especially on loose soil that I've dug up. One of them was in ecstasies over it, fluffing herself up to three times her size, kicking out with her feet, even trilling every now and again. She was so comfortable she would start to nod off. I managed to get a close up shot of her micro nap (lasted about 10 seconds.)