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They will be gorgeous with their markings! I just cannot have four roosters. I will keep them until I am 100%. That way I will still get to watch their colors develop! I am a bit blue because all four of them are absolutely sweet. They are the friendliest chicken breed at have ever encountered...

Here are my babies. They are Mille fleur OEGB. Any guesses on genders? I fear I may have a whole flock of roosters. They will be gorgeous, but I am hoping for a hen or two! They are about four weeks old. Please let me know if they are too young to sex. Thanks! Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4...

Thank you! I was worried. So I should focus on redness of the comb then? I still have a few roosters of that is the case. But at least I might get a nice hen out of the five!

Hello! Long time lurker but new OEGB owner. I have five Mille fleur babies that are almost three weeks old now. I have a question... Do all baby OEGB babies have spur buds or did I happen to get a whole batch of roosters? The buds look like little white nubbins and are smaller than the head of...

Hmm... The body shape seems to be very similar.

Hello! I know that this is not a breed identification thread, but I found a little bantam rooster on the side of the road and rescued him. I was hoping that you guys might verify or at least tell me otherwise... Is he a Japanese Bantam? I know he is in poor condition and probably not a great...

My husband laughed at me when I told him I found a chicken at the side of the road that was about to bolt into traffic. This was partially because it was central Phoenix, partly that we just got seven chicks to go with our three hens and he said we had enough, and partly that of all the real...

Gorgeous!

The way she is feathering out along her neck with a shallower balding patch makes me think that he is a she too. Her name is Gimlet. Her companions are Whiskey, a bourbon red, and Godiva, a blue royal palm. Blame Whiskey for the drink names. Thank you for your help! I have started her on...

Of course I picked him up today and he immediately flung snot on me. Well I have medication for a respiratory infection for the chickens when they had it a time ago that should work on him. Before, he had been sneezing but not drippy. Thank you so much for your advice! Here is another picture...

Godiva from above. She is a blue palm poult. Her feather patterns are gorgeous!

This is Whiskey! He is a bourbon red poult who simply must shove his beak into everything! He expression says: "Food for me?!"

Here is his forward facing eye and bald spot. He is a bit of a frankenturkey.

I decided to expand my backyard flock to include turkeys. Lovely birds by the way! Anyway, I purchase some mixed breed heritage turkey poults. One of the turkey poults was a bit of a runt and had been pecked in the eye and In the head. He has a permanent bald spot and his right eye is a bit...

My EE "Cheeks." She laid all through this molt. We told her she could take a break to regrow her face. Did she listen? Noooo... it took forever to finish the molt.