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All pullets.

I have eggs in the mail right now. Trying to calm down about it.

I vote pullet.

I've been there. How long was she separated in the wire cage? It takes a minimum of 3-4 days, sometimes a week, but I've never had it fail. If she can go back to the nest at night or at any point, you have to start the clock again.

So pretty! I love those colors.

Nice! Thank you. Mine doesn't have the copper color around the neck, but those are definitely her breed. If the cockerel is an onyx olive egger too, looks like they're sex-linked?

Could be either, I think. The green or olive colors come from a blue egg overlayed by a brown coating. So if the new chicks get a copy of the blue egg gene from their mom, they'll probably be olive eggers too. And if they don't get the blue gene, they will have white egg shells underneath the...

I use canned corn when I need to move my chickens back inside their fence. It's a very special treat and I only throw one kernel at a time until they follow. As far as teenagers needing to be stuffed in the coop at night, that's a phase all mine go through. Sometimes it's easiest to let them...

I love having little ones in the house for a couple weeks because I enjoy their company. And though it depends on the temperaments of your individual dogs (I will never trust a husky), it did help my livestock guardian dog get used to the idea that these birds were hers to protect. She used to...

I agree. It looks like a mixed breed cockerel. Speckled Sussex crossed with something else.

Yes. I agree. That looks like a gold laced wyandotte cockerel.

The hatchery called her an "onyx olive egger". Not sure what she's a mix of.

I think individual temperament and breed are the two most important factors. I treat all my birds the same, and have only had three individuals go broody on me. One was a Black Copper Marans, one was a Bielefelder (who was broody so often and so insistently we just called her Broody Hen) and...

I also have a pullet named Onyx right now. :)

They should be totally fine at that temperature as long as they have a sheltered space to huddle together. They don't need any additional heat.

Update (8 weeks). She's a pullet. I picked up 11 chicks this spring, and with that many I just always expect one to be an accidental rooster. But I think I picked 11 females this time!

A little bigger sometimes, but not that big. Not at 7 weeks.

Seconded. They are definitely both boys.

I vote sapphire gem as well.

It has to do with the extra calcium in layer feed. They don't need as much until they start producing egg shells every day. I don't think being on layer feed a little early will harm anyone, especially if you supplement some high protein treats. But it's probably simpler to just keep them on...