That's my Rhodebar. She's next to my Bielefelder, who is HUGE, and refuses to lay, the freeloader :P. They're both 8 or 9 months old, so their feathers are still new and soft and fluffy. I think that makes them look bigger than they are.
I really wish I could! We raise boys for meat, and city ordinance says no roosters, unfortunately. I've had some boys that I loved that I would've kept if I could. Some day we'll live more than 6' from our neighbors...
Thank you!! I'm usually pretty pleased with the quality of the birds from MPC, especially since I'm not breeding or anything. They're REALLY good for backyard flock birds!
Pretty sure I got a Buckeye in my last order of mixed brown layers from My Pet Chicken. Beautiful mahogany feathers, pea comb.
Question on sexing - her comb is red (at 8 weeks), and legs are thicker than my other girls. Hackle and saddle feathers are all round, though. Any other traits I...