Posts by popsicle

Hello everyone!   I'm wondering about Blackhead here in MT.  I'm near Livingston/Bozeman.   I usually only have some hens, but got a BBW turkey with an assorted order of chicks.  Soo... of course I had to...

Are there any other chicks/poults with it?

Free Easter Egger cockerel from Cackle Hatchery.  Almost 9-weeks at this posting. One too many "pullets" turned into cockerels! He hasn't started crowing, but his bright feathers, red comb and pretty tail have given him away....

Quote: Originally Posted by BarefootMom  I am going tuesday to pick up 25 of Cackle Hatchery's Red Broilers.  (also get 25 cornish crosses, 5 austra white pullets, and 5 barred rock pullets) I am planning...

They all look like pullets to me for now.   ETA: Watch for solid black feathers, and white feathers on the shoulders. Here's a link with a similar aged chick that's...

My guess is Red Star because it looks like a Red Sex Link pullet.  However, the one pictured on their website doesn't have the white tail.

Quote: Originally Posted by jenniferpjc  any ideas on this one maybe silver laced Wyandotte?   Nope.  I think Silver-spangled Hamburg.   The next one, does it have feathered legs?  If yes,...

The white one looks like a Columbian Wyandotte--rose comb and white columbian color. http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/columbian_wyandottes.html

My vote is cockerel also.  The red wings is the give-away.    Two of my five EE "pullets" are cockerels.  It happens.

If it helps any, I fixed the middle photo so it is bigger when clicked-on.  I also looked at my calendar and the chick was 4.5 weeks old.   Three roosters for 12 hens will probably be fine for free-ranging...