Well aggiemae there is still a small percent of doubt in my mind. I am going with roo for now and he is Bell for now. I will play it by ear and just keep watching and waiting. I can't do much right now. I would like to build another chicken area, but I would have to build the coop myself a...
Very interesting aggiemae. Genetics is a facinating subject. A likely reason. I have noticed since posting that Phillipe looks like someone has blown gold dust on him. He has tiny specks of gold on the hackles and saddle feathers that are coming in, giving him a gold cast. On the other hand Bell...
I have a green house thermometer in mine. It reads the lowest and highest temperature the coop gets after it is reset. You just push down on a little button till the mercury resets.
Thanks hillbillyfarmer and BeulahBreezes. That is good information. They probably did stick in an extra rooster and there is just a difference in lines. That is a good point. Belle was actually the one that my friend said she thought was my bird. I told her well it can't be because there are 2...
First of all I'm so sorry to hear about Dumpling, aggiemae.
Secondly I can see where everyone is coming from, but no one has given me any input on why they are so different. Is there something wrong with Belle? It seems strange that roosters would look so different.
Phillipe (L) and Belle (R) at 4 weeks
Belle (L) and Phillipe (R) at 6 weeks
Belle (L) and Phillipe (L) at 8 weeks
Belle at 10 weeks
Phillipe at 10 weeks
Hope you don't mind all the pictures....Belle's grew right along with Phillipe's as you can see, but has always been lighter. It's hard to...
Thanks mamahen. What I would like is input on why they look SO different. Why is Belle dark not light if she is he. Phillipe screams rooster but Belle is like in between.
2 photos of Belle & Phillipe
3 photos of Phillipe
3 photos of Belle
I thought the picture of the chicken Henryhoe posted was interesting, because I have a Cuckoo Maran chicken that looks similar that I have thought to be a hen, however have had someone say that the bird is...