great guys thanks for the help much appreciated. ill post more pics in a few weeks hopefully we know by then. and when should i expect eggs to start being laid? ye the barred rock cross with speckled i think. cheers simon
:( the 3 barred rocks r pullets im sure. ill get u a pic if u like. these 2 reds/brown look nothing like the last to cokerals i just got rid of which were of the same age. these 2 dont crow or make any noise but the redder 1 is a little more aggressive than the rest but is that the rhode island...
ye the roo's are fighting and starting to bleed a little well rir is bleeding because of the rock showing he's boss but its the rir thats crowing even tho he's now number 2 to the rock. the rock is a little bigger should i kill him first or the noisy rir? do you think the other rir is a roo...
question: are the 2 obvious cockerals big enough to eat at 12 weeks? if not when? as 1 is crowing already. thanks for the help really need it this is my first time with chickens and so slaughtering the cockerals with be an experience i wont forget. and also of the 2 chickens in the pictures i...
probs, thats what the lady told me unless she's mistaken. i've no idea what the mother was just that there all crosses. like rir with speckled/ barred rock with speckled/ rir with barred rock, i assume she meant, not sure. thanks for the reply
they are Rhode Island Cross, Black Rock Cross and Speckled Cross. which is which i've no clue any idea's? thanks for the comments im still praying the chick on the left is a hen . the red roo chick fought off a cat the other day i think the cat was more confused than anything.
the 3 suspects. well im sure 2 are roo's. in this picture the one in the middle im not sure about it has a comb but its yellowy but that could be due to age? as this one since i had it has allways been bigger than the rest maybe because it maybe a little older im not sure. in the previous...
chick 1= roo
chick 2= pullet
chick 3= pullet?
chick 4= ?
chick 5= ?
chick 6= ?
chick 7= ?
they are Rhode Island Cross, Black Rock Cross and Speckled Cross. but im not sure which are which.
any help would be great thankyou simon