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post #11 of 31
4/5/12 at 7:56am

Thank you! Yep, it looks like a pullet. The feet are huge on her, so it will take time to grow into them! 
 

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Great looking chickens :)  Disregard the other post lol I asked about it being a girl. So with my guy/girl being 5 1/2 weeks old he/she should have a comb by now if it were a boy, well if he is really a she lol looks like her life has just been extended lol. I plan to keep all the females.

 



 

 

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post #12 of 31
4/5/12 at 7:58am

Actually it the time really depends. My first Jersey Giant layed around 7 months the second one 6 months. I've only had 2 Jersey's make it to laying time (because of a Marek's outbreak)  So i'd wait 5-9 months on a Jersey Giant. 
 

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Ok so another question then lol sorry. So if she is a pullet will she lay later since she grows slower or will she lay around the same time as the others? Just curious.



 

 

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post #13 of 31
4/5/12 at 8:07am
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Actually it the time really depends. My first Jersey Giant layed around 7 months the second one 6 months. I've only had 2 Jersey's make it to laying time (because of a Marek's outbreak)  So i'd wait 5-9 months on a Jersey Giant. 
 



 



Thank you for all your help. Well I guess I should pick her a name out lol. I purposely didnt name or play with any of the supposed boys since they were suppose to be meat birds, I didnt want to get attached. Go figure lol. This poor chick is  so unsocial compared to my other girls, I guess I got some work to do on her to try and get her use to being touched.

 

 

 

 

                                             

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post #14 of 31
4/5/12 at 12:04pm

If the chick came from a hatchery it is more likely to be flighty, breeder chicks usually are okay with being handled. My first Jersey Giant came from a hatchery that didn't sell Giants.. she was very frisky at first. But I took her to her first show (she did well amazingly, for a hatchery chick) and she became well socialized, with all the handling. I'm always glad to help Apyl! thumbsup.gif

 

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post #15 of 31
4/5/12 at 12:41pm

Another possibility is splash Andalusian...

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post #16 of 31
4/5/12 at 12:45pm

goodpost.gif I looked it up and the chick looks exactly like one. That's probably why it's flighty.  It's true the chick isn't pure white, and it's got the off white color.

 

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post #17 of 31
4/5/12 at 1:02pm

If she is, she'll develop the "splash" feathers as she grows.  They'll come in as an odd blue or black feather here and there.  Splash birds will sometimes have a slight bluish cast to their white too.

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post #18 of 31
4/5/12 at 1:06pm

I've noticed more and more hatchery mistakes lately. This one came in a batch of meat birds!

 

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post #19 of 31
4/5/12 at 1:09pm

Is it possible that she's the free rare breed chick????

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post #20 of 31
4/5/12 at 1:19pm
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Another possibility is splash Andalusian...

Hhmm I'll have to check out some more pics

 

 



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Is it possible that she's the free rare breed chick????



No, Meyer doesnt do the free mystery chick. I only ordered my specific females and some Fry Pan bargain birds.

 

 

 

 

                                             

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