All of these are standard breed purebred chicks, 3 weeks old. If anyone wants to play name that chick I'd appreciate it. Doesn't matter if your right. Possibilities are
Dark Cornish
Patridge Rock
Speckled Sussex
Welsummer
Hamburg
Butter cup
Gold laced Wyandotte
Blue laced red Wyandotte
Bb red...
I get them from McMurray. No feather footed, top hats, or bantams. Anything else is a possibility. I will be able to tell if the black has a cuckoo or barred pattern soon. Possibilities also include jerseys, ssexlinks, cuckoo maran, and dominique
I just got my yearly shipment of assorted chicks. Identifying them is my fun over the winter. If anyone can or wants to help here they are except for the solid yellow that could be nearly anything.
Sorry in advance for some of the out of focus images. All of these except the one random rooster in shot one are Rhode Island Reds about 4 months old. I looked at hackle feathers, combs, legs, pelvic bones and everything else I could think of and am still undecided on gender on these.
No vet in my area touches chickens. I ruled out gape worm thankfully. We ended up losing 10 of fifty. Everyone else is on the mend. First round of chicks from this breeder and it'll be the last. Treating them with Baytril, VetRX, and electrolytes is working. The two sickest lived and are in the...
I have a group of 50 chicks. A week ago we lost 2. I hoped it was an isolated incident as there was no apparent cause and everyone was healthy. 3 days ago I found one gasping for air and stretching its neck out making squeaking noises, not eating or drinking. Isolated the chick immediately and...