Last you heard, we had a chicken get its back torn out by some ... THING in the middle of the night, leaving us with one bird - Mrs. Butterworth. As a person who advocates having more than one of the same type of pet, it was time to get new birds.
So, on March 3rd, we went out and grabbed two new chicks: an Ameraucana and a Gold/Sliver-Laced Wynadotte. Again, you gotta have at least two of the same pet, or your OCD kicks in and you attach human emotions to your pets. Ya dig?
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There is some debate on which bird is which type, and we will settle on names as soon as they begin to ripen. The interesting part (if there is one), is how fast these things grow. We got them when they were about two weeks old or so, and their wing feathers are already coming in. After two weeks, most of their fuzz has changed into solid feathers! It's kind of amazing, really. They are already in their awkward stage, and makes me happy that my backyard is like the isle of Lesbos, or else I'd have to give everyone "The Talk".
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The Ameracauna? Or Wynadotte?
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At any rate, we have about 9 weeks to go until they go outside. That's all from BirdTown. Now's the time to remind you that if you are buying anything from Amazon, please click the banner up top and shop that way. Or hit that Donate button if anything I said here is worth while to you. Not that it ever would be. But I don't know if you have a history of head trauma or anything, and might be sensitive to that sort of recommendation.
The brown one is the amerucauna. I have amerucaunas and blue lace wyndottes too. When they cross breed, they lose all the pretty feather detail and look muddy.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new babies!