Hard to believe just a few weeks ago these little balls of fur and feathers came into this world all bright eyed and bushy tailed. June has been such a wonderful mama to her youngins.
We sexed them days after they were hatched and chose two females to keep here on the farm, sadly the other 6 we have decided to sell. We just posted ads for sale, but Im almost 100% certain June is going to be devastated when all her babies are gone (but Katora and Alu). We are keeping the two separate from mom for now inside a brooder, under the heat lamp and handling them each and every day to build up our trust. We want our animals to love and trust us so they're more friendly.
Here's a gradual progression of photos from the day they were born, June 5th until today, June 29th. They're just a little over 3.5 weeks old and it's just remarkable how much they've changed! They're starting to lose the fur and get little baby feathers. Their wings although small are starting to develop and it's super cute when they flap them. We've enjoyed every day with these little guys.
First ones to hatch, June 5
June 6
June 6
June 14
June 15
June 23
June 29
June 29
*This is Katora and Alu, the two girls that will be staying here at Indian Springs. They just had a good swim right before we took this photo. They were pooped laying in the grass. Too cute!
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