I haven't had a mean one yet. I handle them as much as I do the hens so they aren't terrified of people. None of them come to me and they don't like being picked up but they aren't aggressive towards people at all. I have a OE, EE and Marans.
I have 4 chicks right now they are supposed to be a legbar, leghorn cross I was very thrown off even when I first looked at them. Are chicks this radically different from the same hatch?! I know certain breeds can be such as EE. Legbars aren't black as far as I know and her roo is light in...
Thank you so much for the clarification! I just got some legbar (assuming it's a cream) over a leghorn (not sure on the comb) she had no idea why they look the way they do. I was surprised myself not knowing anything. Just that sexlinks tend to have the dot on their head. Here is a picture of...
Bit of an update. I am still not positive on my SL Polish here are some updates pictures. The last one is from a lady who got hers from the same batch as mine and it's way obvious that it's a ccockerel and he's been crowing for a while.That should mean I have all girls...right?
They are now 15...
Are these all the same breed? The sapphire/leghorn? Or are they some of each. I just bought some chicks that are supposed to be legbar over leghorns. But the chicks are so different! 2 and black and barred with light dots and 2 are a yellow with light spotting similar but not quite the same as...
Hi I'm new to chickens. We did some about 4 years ago but had to end it too soon to be good at it. This go round we did the coop bigger and better. I need to do my chicken math again and figure out what we have after we lightened up the flock a little bit.
Our flock is made up of:
8 easter...
Ok I'm having a hard time trying to sex my silver laced polish as they don't seem to grow waddles (but a few pics do). I have been googling pictures but they mostly seem to be of full grown birds. From the pics it seems roos have white edges on their crest feathers and hend have white centers...
I have a hatchery deleware chick whose wings stick out like this too. I was feeling her wing and it feels like the joint/bones are the cause because they sick out too. I guess she was just born with it?
I recently purchased some hatchery Delaware chicks and one is missing 4 of her toenails she seems to be doing fine without them so far. Will it effect her later when she scratches around the yard?