Recent content by zsnorris

WOOHOO! :)

Ask and you shall receive! I've been stressin over this little nugget. We had a bout with cocci just about a day after we got her and after getting her back in good health it will be mighty difficult to let her go if she turns out to be a roo. Meet Julep: (this second one is the best I had...

I've got a similarly colored *girl* (fingers crossed). Still has a little chick-fuzz, but I'm concerned about the darker color on her wings... I sure hope I can keep saying its "dark brown" and not "red." She's about 8 weeks. No redness in her comb at all... here's hoping!

Whew! I know we're not in the clear yet, but that's somewhat of a relief. Our lil girl's (I hope I hope) is 8 weeks, standard chipmunk coloring, but with a blue rear-end and two pointed tail feathers. Still no redness in her comb and her feet don't look too big, so fingers crossed!

Anyone had any "gender questionable" EE's with pointed tail feathers that turned out to be ladies?

Gorgeous! Love that coloring! At what age were those pictures taken? It's so interesting seeing how much they change in such a short period of time.

Thanks! I've read to place it around 12" - 16" off the ground, that sound about right? (the PVC one that is)

When's a good time to switch from a typical waterer to a pipe watering system? We've got the pipe system built and pretty much ready to go, we were just worried our little ones wouldn't be able to reach the nipples. Should we just wait until they all get to about the same size/reach?

Is the "comb test" pretty accurate as far as guessing the sex of EE's? What age did you're Big G's red comb start showing up?

Thanks so much!

Hello from Charleston, SC - we've been backyard chicken-ing for all of about two weeks now and are completely smitten with these funny little birds! We've got a small flock of four: Julep (six week old Easter Egger); DaisyMae (seven week old Barred Rocks); Mabel (10ish week old Blue Laced Red...