Griffin Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Don't tell Mr Griffin but I let Tiger Lily and the baby Brahmas free range on his new bit of grass this afternoon Right from the start I've thought I probably had two girls and two boys, dunno why, just felt it, and it's beginning to look as if I'm right. Two are developing some darker feathers while two have lighter spots appearing on theirs. I assume the dark ones are the boys. They'll be four weeks old on Thursday. They actually spent more time poking around in the border than they did on his grass. It was soooooo not fun trying to recapture them all though Neither was it fun 'guarding' the netting because some of my gang thought baby brahmas made a handy bite sized snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Great pics, they look like they are having a lot of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Lovely pics - they look cute when they're half feather half fluff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Gorgeous!! Check out those fluffy toes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 What lovely pics . (Those white feathers look so soft and cuddly .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Gosh they have really grown! looking fabulous and what a glamorous mum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oh my, what cute pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oh aren't they lovely? I have to confess, I'm in love with Tiger Lily!! She's just beautiful, isn't she? She's very curious about your bigger girls too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphorus Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oooh haven't let mine out loose with mum yet. How did it go - do they stick with mum, I'm a bit frightened that a cat will come and get them or that I won't be able to get them back into their run..... any tips Your brahmas are looking more and more feathery now. Here is a piccie of my "girl" having a well earned rest (other one in the background - way less feathering but catching up ) Do your brahmas seem huge now - mine seem to grow more and more each hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 The next time I let them out I'll make sure the kids are all on hand to help me recapture the chicks They were only out for about 20 minutes, I stayed with them the whole time and they did stick close to mum. The problem I have is that Tiger Lily is new, she's never mixed with my lot so I can't let her free range with them because they have zero respect for her and will pick on both her and the chicks. The plan is that when she's had enough of being a mum she'll spend more and more time free ranging on the new bit of grass which as you can see is alongside everyone else before moving over full time and the baby Brahmas will move into the garage with my other chicks. The chicks can jump through the holes in the netting so to get them back in the run I picked up Tiger Lily, put her back in the run and the chicks all followed us over and eventually they figured out the way in. This was after I'd spent about five minutes chasing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 My "chicks" still sneak through the fencing - leaving the big girls to tittle-tattle because they can't get into the veggie plot with the little'uns. But as they get bigger, the effort needed to squeeze through is really funny to watch - they are now scrabbling with their feet and land on their noses when they eventually ping through! Lovely photos, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Lovely photos, such gorgeous feathery legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 oh they are so gorgeous!!!! I had no idea that baby brahmas were even more scrumptiously delicious than big brahmas - i'm in lurve! Griffin, it sounds like we are following in your footsteps - our broody mummy to be is new to us and wouldn't know much about us or our girls as she's never really lived with them, she's only sat tight on her nest since we got her. I'm hoping that when she gets bored of her yet-unhatched babies that I can free range her more openly with the big girls. A bit more daunting planning chess moves with chooks than expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 It's very daunting! I'm actually grateful of the fact she's a very good mother and shows no sign of being bored with her babies just yet. She is very interested in watching what my gang do, she knows our routines and has slotted in well with all that but I am worried about intergrating her with them. They are quite accepting of newcomers, obviously there's a bit of squabbling but it's not full scale warfare so I hope she'll find her place quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Ooooo yummy babies....it won't be long before they are bigger than mum though will it?! At what stage does the mum stop tucking the babies under her skirts......will these ones still fit at the normal age ? Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
