Newbie here! (Urban dweller attempting to reconnect with nature)

[Cynthia12]

They look to be less then a week old. Tell your wife she can wrap a paper towel around their butts and put them between her breasts (heads poking out). They will sty calm, warm, and happy there. The added bonus is that all their movements will be in the paper towel and not on her. When they are standing steady and used to her she (or you) can drape a paper towel between her shoulder and the couch and let them sit or "roost" on her shoulder.

I agree, less than a week. Probably around 4 days .. they are getting those wing feathers. They grow so fast. Putting chicks between the breast, know so many folks that do that. I haven't.