Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Eleven Weeks and still growing

The girls are starting to make their vocal transition... from high pitched peeps to low pitched honks. They are a little less than three months old now and their voices are in transition. They don't quite cluck/braak yet. It sounds more like a little chicken honk. 

As you can see from the pix, the girls are feathering in nicely. They have more feathers on their faces and necks now. They also have the more upward stance that the mature Orloffs have. 

Thinning the flock has helped make it easier to clean up and we are not going through so much food and water for them any more. We should start getting eggs in about 15 more weeks :)

We don't get to see the rabbits very often. But tonight, near dusk, this little guy was holding very still trying not to be seen.

See the rabbit - it's really there!
Rabbit scrounging for food?
Do you see it now? Sneaky little thing!
It's a close up of the rabbit.
The remaining Russian Orloffs @ 11 weeks
Russian Orloff Pullet - 11 weeks old
Russian Orloff - 11 weeks - facial feathers filling in
Russian Orloff - 11 weeks
Deciding whether to get on my lap
In the sand bath
Pink Sand Bath Tub
Looking in the tub
Looking for food?
Two russian orloffs in the tub
3 russian orloffs in tub