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Hmmmm.... The lacing looks more like a roo then a hen but I can't see any saddle feathers. It isn't growing spurs either. I don't know...
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Hmmmm.... The lacing looks more like a roo then a hen but I can't see any saddle feathers. It isn't growing spurs either. I don't know...
Yes, I have raised 10 roosters this summer. They were slower than the pullets to feather out, but they all were feathered out by 5 weeks.I don't know about Foley lines but the roos usually feather out slower.
lots of red on the comb..........Hmmmm.... The lacing looks more like a roo then a hen but I can't see any saddle feathers. It isn't growing spurs either. I don't know...
maybe someone jumped the fence ?It was from a private seller who claimed to only sell purebreds. She has a pretty bug setup and a large number of birds so I trusted her. Obviously I got fooled? We only keep pets and we dont breed them so I supposed it is no big deal to us but its still disappointing.
I would say hen, the lacing is not real good and when they are that dark it's a little harder to sex them. By the redness in the comb I'd say very close to laying.
Not sure about the last one but the rest look like pullets.
Does anyone have pics of any 5 week old Foley bred silver chicks?????
I have a couple and seems like they are super slow to feather out. Is that normal for that bloodline?
Thanks
SLW are known to be slow maturing chickens. So, it seems reasonable this would apply to feathering!I felt like the SLW chicks we raised this year took forever to feather out - definitely slower than other varieties we've had. I think it was around 7-8 weeks before the males feathered out the very last feathers on their backs.
This is at about 7 weeks.
SLW
They are looking big and beautiful now. The slow feathering is no doubt valuable for the clean, crisp lacing.