Posts by dolly85

How much light do these guys get?  Mine only lay if they have 14 or more hours of bright artificial light a day.  Give them plenty of greens as they love them!  It appears the top is a male because of the rusty...

Stella and Enox are both roosters.  The chicken in my profile pictures is what a cuckoo marans pullet is supposed to look like.

Rudolph syndrome?  Highly contagious, cull the chick immediately.

My  EEXWelsummer chicks have turned out various shades of yellow/brown with dark chipmunck stripes.  My EEXCuckoo Marans have all came out black with white wing tips and yellow tummies.  Some look like they may have...

My Turken was right around 5 1/2 or 6 months when she started laying. 

They are mixed breeds. Do the first and last chicken have single combs?  They appear so in the pictures which would indicate a low percentage of brahma in the parentage of these chickens, if any at all.  They are very...

Oh my, that is definitely not a purebred leghorn and he is definitely a boy as well!!!  I hope you have lots of hens to go with your pretty roos.  LOL   :)

You guys do realize this thread is a year and a half old???

Quote: Originally Posted by keesmom  Shipped eggs are a huge gamble. I won't even ship any out - waste of time and money on most occasions.    Either find local eggs, or go with started...

That's a rooster.  Hens have nice round fluffy butt feathers and your pretty roo has the beginings of saddle feathers that are much more pointy and hang down the roos sides.  My buff orpingtons in the past have been slow...