So since I am a silkie virgin, and am very unsure of myself even after reading the how-to's... anyone have any thoughts on these two?
They are almost 11 weeks old, and the one with the bigger comb and waddles had its tail feathers pecked off.
Yup... just as I thought. Thanks. I know most araucanas sold in the stores are EE's so I figured that much, too. Thank you for your time in helping me.
Got this lovely as a sexed aracauna pullet but I'm not convinced.
Anyone want to confirm my fears? Hard to get a good picture since the newbies are a bit weary of the bigger hens. (S)he is about 8 weeks old.
Thanks so much! I love her to bits, and I think she will survive to be a happy, spoiled adult. The big hens scalped her a few weeks back, and she recovered from that, so I think she can handle just about anything. She follows me around like a duckling and LOVES my dog (even though Maddie...
I have this sweet little... about 8 weeks old now. She has two toes that curl inward rather than lie flat like her other toes. She is also a lot smaller than the rest of them but is a standard chicken as far as I know. I got her at the local Agway and that is how she was sold... sexed and...
How old are they, and are they the same age? I'd say top is a cockerel and bottom is a pullet.
They look like my buff wyandottes, but I am not going to bet the farm on it.
That's what I was thinking, too, so I'm glad that you do, too. I was able to pick out pullets from the straight run wyandottes and RIR's, but the bantams are just a grab bag... LOL. I only ended up with one cockerel out of all of the standard straight run birds and that was because I didn't...
I am pretty good at sexing the normal chickens at this point, but silkies are a mystery to me. This is my first year with them and they are bantams on top of it. Here are a few pictures. I'm trying to figure out if I have a rooster amongst them. No biught them at tractor supply in March...