I have to post because I know there's no one here in my real world that gets how exciting first time poultry things are!
A little over a week and a half ago, I hatched out two little peachicks (baby peafowl/peacocks), and I knew that they CAN lift up their back feathers (which is where the train is, NOT the tail) around 1 week, males and females both. So ever since they turned 1 week, I've been sneaking up on the brooder trying to catch them fanning at one another or at the duckling in with them, but they seemed largely uninterested. I was going to be diligent though! And then I had my firstborn out, standing in my hand talking to me... and she did it! She dropped her wings down and lifted up her back and tail feathers! She stood like that for about 30 seconds looking at me and saying pi-WHEEP? Pi-Wheep?
I just had to share, I was soooooooo excited. I need more hands so I can take a picture next time!
A little over a week and a half ago, I hatched out two little peachicks (baby peafowl/peacocks), and I knew that they CAN lift up their back feathers (which is where the train is, NOT the tail) around 1 week, males and females both. So ever since they turned 1 week, I've been sneaking up on the brooder trying to catch them fanning at one another or at the duckling in with them, but they seemed largely uninterested. I was going to be diligent though! And then I had my firstborn out, standing in my hand talking to me... and she did it! She dropped her wings down and lifted up her back and tail feathers! She stood like that for about 30 seconds looking at me and saying pi-WHEEP? Pi-Wheep?
I just had to share, I was soooooooo excited. I need more hands so I can take a picture next time!