I have 4 Chickens:
A golden lace Polish
Salmon Faverolle and 2 ameraucanas
They have not started laying.
I added a light to extend their exposure now that winter is on the way
they are eating laying feed
What else can I try or how can I tell if they are close?
I can't believe it. Way to go Pompadour! Thank you for the accolades.Headed to the County Fair end of July. Hope Pomp can place well there too. Cluckidy Cluck!
I noticed you have a Golden Laced Polish Cockerel. Do you think you could help me discern what mine may be? In regards to your Silkie, I'm hedging toward roo.
Sexing juvenile silkies is complicated, because you can't easily see the shape of the feathers, the comb is often hidden under the crest, and wattles are not evident in most bearded silkies. Experts often vent sex (with 90% accuracy) when the babies are a day old, but for the rest of us--and...
Pompadour is 2 1/2 months old. We do not see a lot of wattle development, but there are 2 nubs that may be possible comb growth. The confusing thing is that characteristics of both genders are present. There are the black feathers with the purple-ish, green-ish, blue-ish tint which may indicate...