Well, it's been a while! Lucky me, I did end up with three pullets. They're about 16 weeks old now, and doing really well. Unfortunately, several weeks ago, one of my neighbor's chihuahuas escaped her yard, got into mine, sneaked under my poultry netting fence and attacked my Ameraucana/EE. After getting advice from my local feed store and reading a lot on the forum here, I tended to her regularly, kept her inside the house in one of my dog's crates, and within only a week, she was ready to be back outside with the other chickies. By about 2 weeks later, she was no longer limping. I'm amazed at how resilient chickens are, and how quickly they heal! Francis is even now vying for top-chicken status. I don't think Sam, the one I wasn't sure about the sex of, is going to give up the top position in the pecking order, but Francis is persistent!
Anyhoo... here are some recent pics. Sam is looking beautiful with her comb and wattles! I'd say at 16 weeks, the comb and wattles are not all that more developed as the 6-week-old cockerel's in Happy Chooks picture earlier in this thread.
Looking forward to the first eggs now. Tomorrow I'm building them a mobile shelter/playground! Will post pictures when it's finished. :)
Sam at 16 weeks
Sam at 16 weeks (close up)
My other 2 girls, Margy (left) and Francis (right)
