Hello, My first two hatches are now 6-8 weeks old. I hatched four Bantam Cochins in the bunch. I am certain three are cockerels, they are reddening in the wattles and comb and walk tall and more up right. I had all four pegged as cockerels, but now this one is markedly different. It walks lower...
We got some hatching eggs that were from of an Ameraucana project. We ended up with 7 chicks and I have four of them. They are just over 11 weeks old. Sinder appears to be blue, but has spots in places, so maybe just a darker splash. Both Juliet and Silver are definitely splash, though Silver...
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This is Izzy, she/he is 15 weeks old. She/he grew the comb out rather quickly, but then no growth in the comb and it appears pink most of the time. The rest of the chicks she/he is growing out with are bantams and South American Land Race crosses, so she/he is pretty HUGE by comparison...
Just thought I would share this adventure, as I think there may be a couple people out there that would like to follow it.....
Preface: I live in Oregon. My family is from the Pacific Northwest (PNW). My mom had a pet duck as a kid. I didnt. We are not "Chicken people". No one I know or knew...
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We are in the Mid-Willamette Valley, here in Oregon. A place of moderate temperatures, sunny skies(well, for at least three months out of the year-and maybe more! ), and friendly people and animals. Here we live with dogs(Poms and Catahoulas), cats(the mousing variety), goats...