Saw these at auction and could not resist getting them!
Is it possible to tell gender by color or other dimorphic
phenotype?
Old fashioned frill/satinette? Oriental frill?
They have leg band, can I search band ID?
I have two roosters: one lavender orpington and the other is a California gray (i believe).
The Ca. Gray has light color shanks and the Lavender has dark shanks and feet.
The Ca. Gray is the dominant male.
However, the lavender orp. appears to be the father of three chicks because they all have...
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I just got 12 black sex-linked chicks. This one looks much different than the rest. I don't mind, as long as its a hen...
The others are what you'd expect, mostly black with mostly black shanks/legs.
Does the rooster look like a mix?
I picked these two up at auction yesterday. I built them a coop (roost to be added) and will give them a run in the spring...
So, I bought 10 young "hens" at auction yesterday. They look really healthy calm and gentle...but maybe they are a bit delayed in development? Some almost look like bantams. I mention because if they weren't getting chick starter or the right food they could be a bit stunted? (As a side note, I...
I just picked up some silkies a few weeks ago and have 8 of the 2 females eggs in the incubator, along with 7 from regular hens! I did place them into the incubator over 3 days...was only going to do a few bantam eggs but reconsidered after considering the possibility of poor hatch rate?
Right...
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Andalusian, Prairie Bluebell or mixed assortment?
I bought Andalusian and Faverolles from Tractor supply, oh I have to check on date but about 6 weeks ago?
I started to notice some of the "andalusians" have pea combs. Most are blue or black, but I had 3 splash or white that didn't make it...
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Im wondering if this rooster is a genetically unusual bird.
- rose comb?
- ear tufts?
- beard?
- wattles?
If yes to all, isnt that unusual?
Thanks!