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Any that may have been sprayed with poison and not died yet. It can get on the carapace of a flying bug and be carried quite a distance. If you're out in the country the odds are low, but if you have any housing additions nearby, those people put out poison as a hobby.

Gorgeous bird!

I'm in Oklahoma, and they came from Cathie Sue. I could be incorrect, but I believe they're second generation Greenfire.

I have three juveniles that I have almost completely decided are roosters. Dangit. One I know is a boy, he told me so during sunrise the other morning. The other two haven't crowed yet. I know the pictures probably aren't good enough to tell, but what do you guys think? I posted the known boy...

Quote: That's too bad, because he is a BEAUTIFUL bird.

I know it doesn't show them off, but I love how they have to be right with me every time I'm in the pen with them. The two on the right were blues when hatched, the one on the left was splash.

At what age is it possible to tell gender? Around 16 weeks, maybe? Or do we just wait for the first crow?

@sunnyskies so really the pigs are just repaying the favor to the SFH... they have a food rivalry!

I can vouch for the quality of Cathie Sue's birds. She has some gorgeous SFH. She actually gave me my first roo, Orlando (Orlando Bloom Hen!) and he's a real treasure.

I'm one of those crazy chicken ladies that treats my chickens as pets, and of the chicks I've hatched, the SFH are some of my favorites due to their friendly, curious nature. They don't have the "scary hand" reaction, and will, instead, actually step up into my palm to be held. Some breeds are...

Gorgeous photos. I love the patterns on these chickens, and how well they blend in to their backgrounds.

Quote: That sounds just like me! All you're missing is the point where you're standing in the middle of the kitchen wondering "Now why am I in here?"

Black is black... now I'm going to have that song in my head all day! ;) Great info and beautiful birds!

Blue would be a softer grey and black would, of course, be black, yes?

Does anybody have any photos of chicks compared to how they feather out as adults? Is there any way to estimate the kind of coloration they'll have as they mature?

Oh no! I know your fondness for her went much deeper than just what a good breeder she was. I'm so sorry you lost your sweetie.

My SFH was the only chicken of my flock to get frostbite on his comb, for some reason. And he doesn't have a very large comb.

Another question... has anybody noticed if SFH are more susceptible to pasty butt? I just had a mixed hatch and every SFH has pasty butt, but the others don't.

Went to an auction last night and somebody had actually put a pair of birds out they labelled as SFH. I wanted to go tell the buyer he was rooked, but I didn't feel as if I was positive enough about it to do so. The roo looked decent, but the hen was solid white and the body structure seemed...

Any time you put an animal in a controlled environment and restrict their natural inclinations you're upsetting the natural order, of course. Nobody said otherwise and I'm not suggesting otherwise. If, however, you get down the road with a non-crested flock, and are adding fresh genes to the...