Recent content by Brahmamama4

That's fascinating! This is why I love this website. So full of great info! I'll have to keep watching the combs I guess since they still are barely showing anything yet. Do you have any hunches on gender?

They don't even have combs yet really. The blue one has what looks like the start of a single comb. Thanks for the gray=blue info. Total newbie here!

Ok I posted about these guys or girls a couple days ago and finally was able to snap a couple pictures, sorry they aren't the best of quality. They like to hide behind their mom whenever I get too close! These are about 6 weeks old and supposedly Americana mix bantams. They hatched out of...

I believe mine are bantam Americana mixes. Do you all have any experience with them?

I have a mixed batch of chicks that my broody hen hatched out. They are about 5 weeks old now and the standard chicks in the bunch are already recognizably male, but my bantams have no visible combs yet. Do they take longer to show comb/wattles or is it likely that they are pullets?

Aw man! What do you think about the red and black chick in the first photo with the comb? Definitely rooster?

This white chick is a 5 week old mix. Do you think it's a male or female?

It is most likely a leghorn mix. She had tons of different free ranging chickens on the ranch I bought the eggs from. These were hatched from my broody hen :). Thanks for the input. I will try to update as they get older and let you know what we find!

This chick is a mix of goodness knows what. I had to help him/her out of the egg after 24 hours of no progress and he/she is thriving! Looking like it's got a huge comb already though...you experts think rooster?

Do you have eggs inside of nests or golfballs to encourage them to sit? They may take a little while to settle back down.

I've been stalking this thread for a while and finally am wanting to post to get some reassurance that I'm doing thinks correctly. I have a first time broody Cochin hen that's sitting on 5 eggs and we are on day 19 of incubation. I've planned on moving her to a 3x3 cage with her chicks for at...

I'm finally letting my Cochin hen become a mother by placing some fertilized eggs under her from someone I found locally. Just a couple questions, but if you have any important advice I would love to hear it. - How many eggs should I put under if I'd like 2-3 chicks? - should I put the eggs...

They're about 5 months old. Well, it look like we might get a couple extra birds to make up the difference in egg production. I'm still getting 2-3 eggs per day with 3 birds though so not bad!

Awesome! I'm close to Vancouver, WA and looking for Cochin pullets hatched this year or other quiet breeds that were hatched this year and ready to go outside. Looking for probably 2 pullets. Send me a message if you've got something like that or suggestions!

Where do you guys suggest getting pullets this time of year? I've been watching craigslist, but haven't found anything to my liking.