Today I had all my chickens locked up in their run (often I free range if I’m home) and I was letting the littles (4 week olds) run around with the rest of my flock. I went inside for 1 hour maybe 2 hours, and when I come back out to check on the chicks, my silkie rooster was dead in the middle...
These are mostly a mix of cinnamon queen or golden sex link hen with a silkie rooster. The two black ones at the end are barnyard mixes. Thanks in advance for any guesses! (Just one picture of each bird) the third one and the fifth one look a little bit cockerel like to me.
I was just wondering at what age you can sex chicks. I have some four week old chicks, and was wondering when I could post pictures here for you guys to tell/guess. Thanks!
Chick that hatched today has less fluff on back. Skin showing so other chicks peck.
Another chick that hatched today that is doing fine and fluffy for reference (and cuteness):
We are doing the chicks brooder out in the coop this year with a heating pad cave. Brooder is an old Guinea pig cage with pine shavings.
Here’s the contraption I made.
Heating pad tied to the underside of a bent piece of lobster trap to make the cave, and an old towel on top to finish it off...