Recent content by JSteinhorst

Special Blacks are not black star chickens. And according to Sunnyside not sexable based on appearance at birth, they sex them (the woman in the office did not know) either by vent or feather. So, what I am asking is are there distinguishing features that people have noticed in Special Black at...

what is the difference in looks? Mine (gender not identified) is about 3 weeks old and I am dying to know the gender... Are there any distinctive features are 1 month? It has me waiting on it at all hours like a queen.

I have a two week old chick, I found 2 clear white bugs on her when I tried to wash her with flea and tick spray for parakeets, she was so miserable for an hour as I tried to dry her and shivering that I felt like the worse person. On the other hand, the bath did not rid her of the pests because...