I have 6 chicks but 2 are the same breed and almost same coloring (white with black spots). When they were days old they were easy to tell apart now that they are 2 weeks they have more spots and wanting to get a band to put on one so won't get them mixed up til they get all the spots they are...
I want specific breeds that we can't get at farm stores so I'm trying to shoe my husband what they look like as babies and adults so I can get from a hatchery closer to us
I've been trying to learn how to sex zombies (before I get some) since they are suppose to be to tell after hatching. The pics I've found on Google have me confused if I can tell or not. I've heard pullets will have dark face and legs while roos will have yellow legs and beak. The ones below are...
I'm thinking about getting some splash cochin bantams in a few weeks and want to show my husband but can't find any pics of them as small chicks. Anyone on here have any pics you would share with me just so I can see what they look like as day old chicks?
They do not advertise that. It's certain breeds that are autosexed are sold as pullets then the straight run then big batches of chicks 25-50 or hatching eggs. They also sell ducks.
I saw a video today on tiktok where this lady said she was able to sex couple days old chicks by looking at the vent and tail (not vent sexing). She said boy chicks have a fluff ball under the tail above the vent and girls don't. Got me wondering if this is true for any breeds? I know lots of...
Yea there are hatcheries like cackle and hoover but they don't carry the breeds I want (zombie, splash marans, splash cochin bantam) this one has them and they go to farm stores every weekend between Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to sell chicks. I could go directly to their hatchery...
I'm looking at a local small hatchery (a mom and pop place that's been in business since 1996) but only want 3 breeds (to finish out my small flock) they sell the 3 breeds I want as straight run and I only want 2 per breed but wonder if I should get 3 to have a better chance at a pullet (don't...
If they have gray or black dots as chicks will they have gray or black in their feathering as they grow (like pics below)? The 2nd photo is kind of what I would want once grown maybe not as much black but not just solid white with black face/legs. Two local breeders I have talked to say they...
Are zombie chicks able to be sexed at a day old? Google said they are but I wasn't sure if they actually are. It also says the females will have darker features. Also if I was able to find a local breeder and pick out ones I want will the ones with black dots at a day old keep them or lose them...
If I don't use the flower or molasses wouldn't it just be a loose crumble? I'm just trying to give them something when we have the cold winter weather in Iowa to help keep then warmer and not bored.