I guess I meant more male-like saddle feathers, thought I saw some more pointed/long ones at the tail. I didn't know they take longer than that to come in tho, thank you for the info.
What indicators are you seeing? Yes they came from Tractor Supply labeled "Americana", and the black one was labeled a Cukoo Maran lolol, thanks Tractor Supply.
Any idea if these Americanas are Hens or Roos?
I'm asking about the lighter ones in the first photos, at about 6-7 weeks (the black one im pretty sure is a Maran Roo unless someone has great news for me). The last 2 photos are at 8 weeks.
Any idea what breed crosses they might be? Their...
8 weeks ago, we selected a chick from the bin labeled only "Cukoo Marans" at Tractor Supply. The chicks were a little older (larger than ones in the other bins and just starting to get some true feathers). The chicks in this bin were two fairly distinct shades of grey/black, and the lighter ones...
I read this, but still had trouble identifying it visually, since he looks pretty dark to me - we've never had barred rocks for me to compare to. Thanks!
This chicken appeared in a neighbor's yard today, and they brought it to us thinking it might belong to our small backyard flock of 6. The neighborhood it was found in is an HOA, and we've not seen any evidence of secret chickens there, and are not aware of any other flocks nearby in our...
Our chicken (Eggar Allen Poe herself) has been sick for about 2 weeks now. She is almost 4 years old, and has not laid eggs for maybe a year now. We noticed she had a pasty butt and was lethargic, so right away we gave her a 5 day regimen of Corid, which has helped a past sick chicken of ours...