This is just an update since they are going on 3 weeks. DEFINITELY boys.
(Black chick in the one pic is a rustic rock a lady at tractor supply was kind enough to let us use to replace one of the boys we hope to rehome). Just thought if someone else finds this thread it could be helpful for them...
Awww, hope he keeps staying a gentleman 🙂 they can get a bad rep but I have heard of nice ones. I will watch them grow a bit more and maybe do a later update when they’re more feathered 🐓
Oooh that is reassuring 🙂 not that we can’t have roosters, just didn’t feel ready to have any but we love the Sapphire Gems are hoping we’re wrong lol. Just have to let them feather out and see.
Hello all :) it’s been a long time. Life just keeping me busy, you know how it is. Just got two Rhode Island Reds (Pullets) and two Sapphire Gems (straight runs but same bin as RIR). And thought I’d play hen or roo with the new Sapphire babies. Was trying to see if he could do a check but he...
The buff that went broody first this time has started mounting the other two also 🤦🏻♀️ my one girl’s back feathers look horrible now and some are missing cause she was the main one that kept getting mounted but it looks like they’re growing back.
No we don’t have a rooster so my buff’s are sitting in nests that don’t even have any eggs. We honestly were going to get eggs because one of them was broody before but then she got out of it, and we didn’t know if she’d take them then, so we ended up getting the new five and then the buffs...
Also we named the darker Rhode rusty and lighter one is Cinnamon 🙂 and one of the sapphire gems had white on her feathers so we named her Angel. Still figuring out names for the other two.
Thank you! ❤️ not yet for eggs, I’ve been marking down how many weeks they are so tomorrow they’ll be 14 weeks 🙂 have two buffs that are now broody, sapphire splash girl is older and doesn’t lay anymore. So we only have the one non broody buff still loyal to it right now. Hopefully the new five...
We got 3 at the beginning of May along with two RIR. I just love them, here are some pics ❤️. Will include all 5 of them. The last one is same as pic above it just showing that there is some orange-gold color coming in on that one too.