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Based on the chicks at day old I agree with the EE mix. Given the splitchier colouring on the gray one, I'm leaning towards cockerel. It's face can get quite red too and the legs are quite thick. As for the other, I'm a bit puzzled...we took back 4 cockerels about 4 weeks ago with massive red...

These two chicks came from a local chicken keeper with a huge mix of breeds and are likely mixes themselves. Just wondering if anyone has any breed suggestions based on the photos. Gender suggestions are welcome too! They are about 11 weeks old. The second one I'm trying to figure out is the...

Thanks, that's helpful. We have an elevated coop around 25 sq. feet and an enclosed run that's about 60 sq. ft. Unfortunately, the local lady doesn't have any pullets at that age available. I could look around elsewhere though. For now I'll bide my time and see who turns out to be who when...

That's so reassuring. They all have names- and our kids each have one they call their own, so breaking that news would be tough. They knew the risks going in, but after dropping off the obvious roosters I think I jumped the gun in saying I was confident we could keep the rest. Lesson learned.

Ha-great name. He was a chipmunk striped chick, but no idea what his breed is. Funny looking guy. I have to agree with you on that one though, I suspect a roo. I'll keep an eye and see what else develops. Thanks!

The first picture, it's tail feathers are pointed, not rounded. The albino looking chick has almost no tail to speak of so it's hard to gauge with that one.

They are approaching ten weeks in a day or two. I thought the tail in the first picture as well as the aggressive behaviour may be a giveaway. I know RIR tend to be more aggressive though and this one has been the first to approach us at every turn ever since we brought him/her home at a day old.

That may be our reality, I appreciate the advice!!

Sorry for the early pictures being repeated, it wouldn't let me change that. So, picture 1 and 6 (a very rooster-y tail) are what I suspect to be our EE/RIR cross. (S)He's super social and curious and has recently started biting. Lots. Picture 2 and whatever others have those same 2 are of our...

We are attached too, especially once we thought we had weeded out the boys, we let our hearts get attached. The kids are going to be very unhappy.

I hope I am! Because we were hoping to avoid a hatchery that would ship the chicks, straight run from a local was our best option. I'll post a few pictures, but they are quite a mix of barnyard and heritage breed crosses so that doesn't help! The four we took back already had huge wattles and...

We got day old chicks about ten weeks ago from a local hobby farmer who has a large backyard flock. Because we knew we would be taking a risk with straight run, we got ten chicks. At eight weeks we had four extremely obvious cockerels, so they went back to the hobby farmer as she had offered to...

Fun! When were your chicks hatched? Any guesses yet and to roos and hens? We're in the constant process of analyzing behaviour, feathering, comb and wattle development and colour to try and figure it out. They're so much fun, but I'm ready to move them out of our ensuite bathroom so I hope the...

Will do, thanks!

The run will...the coop will have flooring.

Yup, but we will rake out the larger gravel and then add plenty of wood chips or other run material on top so that it's not hard on the chicken feet :)

I have seen this method, but am concerned that it might not be secure enough, especially if rats were to crawl under and tunnel in. Because our coop placement isn't somewhere that the wire would eventually grown into the ground, as it would in grassy areas, I feel it might not protect the run...

Good to know, thanks for your reply. I think the variety of options out there have just messed with my planning. I'm confident that if we put sufficient wire down deep under the coop and then recover it we should be fine for diggers. It's the fishers that worry me most with their serious claws...

I am a new chicken keeper, currently raising 10 straight run chicks. We plan on keeping the hens and having our own little flock on our two acres. We are fairly certain we've got a few easter eggers, a speckled sussex, a few marans (but are looking to be roos so I won't bother with breed...