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Monday, September 26, 2011
First Time Outside
Backyard Poultry
Venturing Out
At three weeks old, the chicks were still growing like everything. And with every day, they also became more eager to escape their cardboard box and get outdoors. So here’s the photo of their first time out on grass. From the safety of the box, Acorn’s getting its first taste of lawn weeds with my patient coaxing. Later I found out nobody lets chicks outdoors when they’re only three weeks old—these birds sure had it all!
Yes, they seem to grow fastest in the first three weeks. I call this the turkey-stage, since the fluff hanging onto the growing feathers gives them that appearance. They don't really look like chicks or chickens. The neck feathers are the last to grow out, that's why Acorn still has down on its neck feathers.
5 comments:
What an exciting day!
Talk about pampering!
Nice photo. What's the blue fluff on Acorn's head?
Are they only three weeks old? They grew fast.
Yes, they seem to grow fastest in the first three weeks. I call this the turkey-stage, since the fluff hanging onto the growing feathers gives them that appearance. They don't really look like chicks or chickens. The neck feathers are the last to grow out, that's why Acorn still has down on its neck feathers.
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