Recent content by squishychicky

Same chook yes.

So update, at 19 weeks, it appears it's a girl! Yay! It's unfortunately a bit mean. She keeps attacking me :( But still no comb or wattles, and no pointy hackle feathers either. Apparently she just doesn't like me at the top of the pecking order :(

I am, feathering suggests a boy when I look up dark barred, didn't realise there was a difference, sorry!

So out of curiosity i checked out lots of the breeders photos, looks like she has both grey and yellow legs, but her hens are really dark, so not sure on the barring pattern of this one.

Ahh, brilliant, thank you!

Are australian lines different perhaps? No cuckoo marans on the property, or any other breed that looks anything like a barred rock..unless it is a genetic throwback a umber of generations previously?

Not sure on the bottom of the feet. I think this one might be a genetic throwback - the breeder doesn't have any of the other similar looking breed, and it's so far behind it's hatch mates (different breeds) feathering and size wise

Better comb shot, phone Co operates. Also lack of wattles...

Ignore the easter egger bit in the title, sigh....

I have posted about my little delayed barred rock chick elsewhere, but hoping I could get advice on gender specifically here. It's 6.5 weeks old. The comb is small and yellow, the legs are grey. I know it's too early for hackle feathers, but I've heard you can early sex these guys. Sorry, I...

As an aside, the word "her" is being used a lot, is this because we think it's a girl, or just habit?

Update, faverole is a girl! Yay! Still not sure on the barred rock, i started another thread about that one, it's a bit behind

Everything seems pretty chilled in the run, I've had a good watch, she happily eats and drinks even with the big girls around. She's the blog perching on the log

That is a possibility...and I guess being so small means it might be something the others can't fit in. Although she also has no tail, just a downy fluffy tuft