Thanks for your input! The one being fed I believe is a Drake. He is really big, much bigger than the others and has really thick legs, although this angle it’s hard to see that.
Yes yes, I had only been comparing to each other, since they were all hatched within days of each other, same farm. It appears the one boy is obvious. He started to get noticeably bigger and continues to be bigger than all of them. thank you for the info! I know the drake I will be keeping, so...
My babies are about 5-6 weeks old. From the same farm but hatched within days of each other. I think I know genders of 3 of them, but I’m unsure of 2 of them.
I think 1 & 2 are girls. Small legs.
I am pretty certain 5 is a boy. Thick legs big feet. And he’s just overall bigger than all of...
Is it typical for hatchery quality BCM’s to look like different birds? Lol why do they look so different? One has feathered feet, one not so much…. Their faces look different… also, are these both pullets?
Oh good! I know single combs seem to develop quicker in either sex, but the fact one is a little bigger than the other had me worried! Hoping for some dark chocolate colored eggs !
So I have had 3 light brahmas previously, one being a girl, 2 were boys. I now have this buff Brahma sold as a pullet, but now at 6 weeks old, I’m thinking I have a cockerel. He/she is developing just as my other LB boys have.
Also, I got 2 BCM pullets that I am questioning. One has a bigger...
So, you feed starter throughout their whole lives? Interesting! I haven’t heard of doing that. When they started laying, I switched to all flock with oyster shell supplements as choice.
So I’ve had my flock on DuMOR All Flock because I have a roo. Well, he will be gone tomorrow, and I am switching the girls to a layer feed. DuMOR has layer pellets as well as egg maxx pellet feed. Is there a difference? Does anyone prefer one over the other? Opinions? The only thing I can see is...