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Pure instinct. Poult sees a snake skin for the first time and instinctively knows not to get too close! The peep that you were hearing is their alarm call at this age.
Conducting important feather maintenance☝🏻
Snack time!
Day 3 is acclimation day! The poults spend their first day outside foraging 🪲
One of our poults that had pipped and was getting ready to start unzipping the egg. SOUND ON for the cutest peeps!
Taking a quick nap before the snacking continues 💤
Happy Mother’s Day to all the great moms out there!
Video credit: Rc Gilliland
Don’t wake the babies 🤫