Yah, i was suspecting that. I may go with keeping the barred rock momma chicks instead. not much of a comb at all on those yet. Here is mom and dad. i gotta get a better pick of mom. niether is pure white like the little one, so interesting to see that shine through.
Curious if anyone has ideas about the gender of these two week old chicks. Mom is a EE (Color Pack they called it specifically) and Dad is a Blue Americauna. Trying to determine the white and blue(light grey) ones are indeed pullets. I'm hoping so as these are two from incubator that I hope...
That's a nice run, no matter which way you look at it. I'm still trying to make it work sort of free ranging on just less than an acre that they roam in. 5ft. fence around perimeter that they stay in. Other than that they have a 10x6ft. run. It's a challenge keeping them safe from hawks...
Started things off by placing 4x4 posts for the 10X6ft. footprint, since I don't have a level spot to place coop Birds helping with leveling Once leveled using boards that will become part of the frame, I cut off the posts so I'd have a level base to place framing on Front and back frames. Cut...