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I know that black bills are hens and green are drakes.From the research I have done on here and the net. But what I'm wondering is if they change as they age? If not I have mostly hens. Same with the feathering? Will that change? I got these when they were a few months or older. So I havent seen...

This little one so far has the most color on the feet. The rest 4 out of 6 are solid black. One has a spot of pink between the toes and the one wrapped I havent looked except when doctoring. What I remember is it looked like the rest solid beaks and solid feet or only a spot or two of color on...

When do their beaks change color so I can tell their sex? I have all black beaks. I dont think I could be lucky enough to have hatched all hens. Also, how old will they be when true feather coloring comes in or does it not really change?

These guys are 7 weeks old. The NN are smaller than the silkie. Always have been. I'm got the NN from a SR at a feed store. Does any one think male or female on them? I tried to get longer pin feathers on the wings. I was hoping for females to mate with my silkie roo. The silkie I hatched. They...

I got this EE pullet 7 weeks ago. A week later I got this EE SR The pullets legs are thinner than the SR's but the pullet seems to have the 3 ridge pea comb. I'm sure the SR is male. Is the the pullet I bought also? I got them both from a feed store. They are a week a part in age. SR younger...

Thanks, good to know! I will keep that in mind when they hatch. I'll read through the PDF and get as much as I can out of it. Knowledge is a good thing to have.

I think, my big issue is that as soon as they started breeding, I stopped the "treats". Sunflower seeds, corn, and dog food for more of the chicken layer feed thinking that is what they needed more of. I was leaning more toward the seeds and less toward the feed. I'll go back and see if that...

I have to put them into a smaller pen. We put them in to the garden in the winter and now it's time to put them into their pen. We have limited space. It will be about half the size, from 800 sq ft to 400 sq ft. We are looking into getting acreage, but until then that is what we have. I have...

I have a one tom in with 2 hens and they are breeding. The tom has become aggressive. He was never a sweet bird. I realize, he is protecting his hens but what is a good way to deal with getting in and out of the pen, that is safe for all. Also, what is the best thing to be feeding them, now that...

The black does have some feathers on his feet and both side match. My friend, I got the roosters from said that it was a wyndotte hen. I thought it was a barred rock but since she grew up with chickens and I had just started. I figured she knew better than I. She didn't know how the black had...

They are brothers from the same RIR father. Their moms are a wyndotte and a sexlink, I think

So the white dot doesnt mean anything on mixed chicks? I'll have to look at wings?

I just found in my incubator the cutest chick but she has a deformity. There is a "hump" , twist in her neck. I tried to put her in to the brooder and the oldest hatch mates went after her. So I know there is something wrong. She "seems" healthy and strong except for her neck. Is there anything...

I have a couple of sexling hens along with other breeds and mix roos. I have a few chicks with white spots on their heads. Are they males? The green on the other chick is so I know that it came from a leghorn egg. I keep getting yellow fluffy chicks from my black hens or the wyndotte, which I...

I got him because he was completely grey. I was disapointted that he was going red until recently. I started call him Dorian Grey, firgured I could call him Dori Grey if he layed an egg. I have been wanted to get a true Araucanas. Not just EE like I have. Does anyone think if I cross him with my...

He WAS completely grey and now has red shoulders and head so....

I went thru some pics of him when he was younger it was out not up about 2 months ago. I don't have anything since then. I almost didn't recognize him. He was completely grey then.

It was in the 60's and he was sitting in the sun. I dont remember it up but never noticed it down until yesterday while out taking pics of Big Red.

I can see the saddle feathers now that you mention them. Not sure about the coloring thing. But if they aren't talkers that is GREAT. I have 3 other roos that are and they are LOUD! I was going to get rid of the the mutts anyway I just might keep all these boys, then. Cull the 2 mutts or sell...

100 % boy PRETTY SURE BOY TWO ON FAR RIGHT GIRLS But none of them are crowing at nearly 6 months. Do NN's have a late crow or no crow? (I had a EE that started it's crow at 6 weeks.) Their dad had huge waddles and comb so did the NN hen. Not arguing just am confused by these...