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post #1 of 5
4/13/07 at 1:17pm
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I have 12 five week old pullet chicks.  I have a question about three of them.  First, I thought this one was a Red Sex Link pullet, but it is much lighter than the other two (they all looked the same when they arrived) and this one is getting some black edges to it's neck and wing feathers.  Any ideas? 

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t10/montverdechick1/rogers477.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t10/montverdechick1/rogers475.jpg

Also, I am wondering if this Amerucana is a cockeral?  It's much more dominant than the others and has longer neck feathers that stand up a lot.  Is it too early to tell?  Can pullets have long neck feathers as well?  I hope so.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t10/montverdechick1/rogers474.jpg

Finally, this is Annabelle. She is one of my Amerucanas and I am guessing that she is a buff.  Will she turn completely buff or is there a chance she'll stay part white? 

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t10/montverdechick1/rogers481.jpg

BTW, these pictures were taken today.  This is their 4th time going outside into the run. High of 89 today and sunny in Central FL!! Wonder when they will start coming out on their own...I still have to catch them and nicely toss them out! :-)

Thanks!

4 Hens-Dominiques and Ameraucanas; 12 Pullets-Dominiques, Ameraucanas, Buff Orpingtons, Gold Laced Wyandottes and New Hampshire Reds; 3 New Zealand White rabbits and a bee hive.

Loving the small farm/organic garden/sustainable living way of life!
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4 Hens-Dominiques and Ameraucanas; 12 Pullets-Dominiques, Ameraucanas, Buff Orpingtons, Gold Laced Wyandottes and New Hampshire Reds; 3 New Zealand White rabbits and a bee hive.

Loving the small farm/organic garden/sustainable living way of life!
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post #2 of 5
4/13/07 at 4:22pm

She's probably a Red sex link.They can be dark red or light red. Maybe she's a Golden Sex link.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

Are the Neck feathers pointed? Roosters have long pointed neck feathers. Hens have short round neck feathers.

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post #3 of 5
4/14/07 at 6:01am
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If RSLs can be light or dark, then that must be it...she's just lighter. I love that she will be different.

The feathers on the next of the Amerucana are long, but rounded at the ends.  I am worried that it's a roo, but I guess I'll know for sure in a week or two.

Any ideas about the buff one...will it change color completely? It was all white at one point.

Thanks!

4 Hens-Dominiques and Ameraucanas; 12 Pullets-Dominiques, Ameraucanas, Buff Orpingtons, Gold Laced Wyandottes and New Hampshire Reds; 3 New Zealand White rabbits and a bee hive.

Loving the small farm/organic garden/sustainable living way of life!
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4 Hens-Dominiques and Ameraucanas; 12 Pullets-Dominiques, Ameraucanas, Buff Orpingtons, Gold Laced Wyandottes and New Hampshire Reds; 3 New Zealand White rabbits and a bee hive.

Loving the small farm/organic garden/sustainable living way of life!
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post #4 of 5
4/14/07 at 6:09am

Does the Amerucana Have Saddle feathers coming out? At 3 months a rooster should start to crow.

I'm not sure but the buff one will probably stay that color till she molts. Then she may change color a little.

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post #5 of 5
4/14/07 at 6:11am

Maybe it's just the picture, but the legs on that first chick look very thick compared to the other chicks. Are you sure it's a pullet? I do not want to alarm you, so just take a look at the legs and compare with your other chicks. The cockerels usually have much thicker legs, but like I say, it could just be that picture. Sometimes what we see with our eyes just doesn't come across true on camera; and vice versa-sometimes the pictures show us what we didn't see with our eyes.

 

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