{"id":4094,"date":"2026-03-17T16:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.murbook.family\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:47:48","slug":"baby-chicks-update-13-days-old-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.murbook.family\/?p=4094","title":{"rendered":"Baby chicks update – 13 days old! March 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is quite interesting how fast these little girls grow up! Almost twice their hatch size already and getting their lowest flight feather along the bottom of their wings. They have become great eaters – in the morning they stretch legs and wings, get some water and then hit the feeder! They are definitely establishing a hierarchy with one of the biggest chicks, a Barnvelder (I think), pushing the others around. The Orpington just placidly move away, but the Welsummer (?) hold their ground better. They all have developed their first flight feathers and do a sort of long, flapping jump at times. It has become much harder to catch them because they are willing to split up and go every direction. And then start flapping away – I usually end up laughing and can\u2019t get it together to grab them. They are still quite delicate so you have to be gentle! I haven\u2019t seen any evidence of pasty butt lately but it does make me nervous when I can\u2019t catch them to check. They seem to have plenty of energy so\u2026? They\u2019ve also started growing their tails which are a bit ridiculous to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hard to see but this one\u2019s head is a beautiful deep bronze color. And her little tail is hysterical<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are two pullets that are smaller than the rest but still developing their first flight feathers and behaving normally; the Blue Olive Egger that had pasty butt a couple of times and one that is either a Welsummer or Easter Egger. So that smaller size is a little frightening but they too run around and have developed their feathers and gotten really fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This lavender Orp is doing her morning stretches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flight feathers easy to see here on this little chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This little Orpington has beautiful flight feathers and just a touch of a tail!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This one\u2019s little tail is pretty funny. I watched her try to preen it and it didn\u2019t go well!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is quite interesting to watch how the different breeds change as their feathers come in. The Lavender Orpington and the Blue Olive Eggers are easy to figure out but the other three breeds are harder to keep track of who is who. They intermix freely inside the brooder but seem to be developing some bonds between specific pullets. Maybe or it just might be me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Their differences are growing each day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They are adorable as they settle in to nap and close their eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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