Peaches and Barley are always together. They are such a tight pair. They are both in the food bowl, at the water, in a dust bath, perching together, preening together and of course at bedtime perching next to each other.
Sometimes they are sitting in the sun or in a dust bath and they are almost on top of each other. Their heads flutter under and over each other. They both suddenly run off together. They are inseparable and it is so sweet.
They were both at the food bowl together when I decided to go and get my camera but when I got back they had moved on. However they were just together somewhere else.
Always together
We preen together
First one then the other
We sit together
Their combs have really grown and are red and spiky. They are now fifteen weeks old. They may start laying in a couple of months. They are beautiful and endearing and I love their togetherness.
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Birds of a feather … They look even better than last week; I’d be amazed if you had to wait two months for eggs – perhaps the end of September? Although a couple of weeks older, my marans are not quite as well developed, and I suspect they’ll start in about 6 weeks (I hope!)
I think you might be right and it may be earlier than I was expecting. They seem to be suddenly changing and maturing before my eyes. See my next post for another change just a day later.