These are pix of the Spangled Russian Orloffs at three weeks of age. Blue is the largest (in one of the photos, you can see the fading blue on the breast). The smallest just started to get her tail feathers. While Blue is almost twice the size of the littlest peep, they are the same age. Blue has longer tail feathers and a more expansive wing spread. S/he also is losing the chipmunk coloring on her back (more like covering it with her wings) while her wing coloring is becoming quite beautiful. Click on the photos to enlarge them.
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| Three weeks - Spangled Orloff - tallest & smallest |
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| Little Peep's brand new tail feathers |
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| This is the one that wouldn't stop eating shavings. |
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| Blue's Prep for Flight |
