Posts by Sommalincolne Bantie Roo

Hi   After having the information on sexing by featherings. I tried it on two newly hatched chicks and I was 100% that both were females. 4wks later am still sure one is female but the other is a Pekin bantam and its comb is...

Hi   Am looking for loving homes for 15 chicks that are 4wks old. Unrelated Pekin Cockerel to my Pekin Girls or Silkie Cockerel to my Sussex girls. Hatched naturally Easter week.   Ive Pekin, Pekin x Sussex....

Thanks for your advice but I tryed it during the day which was a bad mistake as they starting fighting. So now Ive put the two older ones in a hut of their own. They seem quite happy together so its not a problem........just need to...

Hi All   I need some help......Ive two chicks that are 10wks and 7wks, these two need tobe introduced to 15x 5wk old chicks so that they all live in the bigger chicken coop.   I don't know whether to just pop em in or...

Thank you for your reply and thats very good information.    My chicks are nearly 4wks old now, its a shame I didn't have that information earlier but Ive saved the page if I hatch again.   Many thanks!

As mentioned above the chick may not be interested in food for 1-2days.   I put a couple of marbles in my water dish so when the chick pecks at the marble it also gets alittle water too, it works very well but make sure the...

Hi   Please could anyone give me advice on sexing my chicks. Ive looked on the net and spoke to different people. Many say if the chick is Golden its a girl and if its Pale Lemon in colour its a boy.....is this true? Also the...

  Hooooo please can somebody give me an idea what gender this cheeky chick is. Am hoping the chick is a pullet therefore I've called her Isabella (don't think it'll work tho) She has the swept hair on her head but her...

Awwww theses chicks are so very cute. Ive...well my two Light Sussex sisters have just hatched 15 Pekin, cross pekin, cross sussex-silkie chicks. They are little beauties but am having trouble sexing...this is my forst time so any...

Sorry for the late reply. He is alittle stunner, do you think AOC show material?? I'd like to take him to a show.   Thank you for looking!