Hi everyone! I've got 5 Easter Eggers. They are 12 weeks old now. Can't wait to see what my egg basket will look like! That is Rose on my shoulder. Dorothy is the rust/golden color. Sophia with the black beard. Blanche in reddish-brown. And Elaine, looking like an eagle with her white head.
I'm sorry your first 6 chicks didn't make it. I can honestly say I understand how you feel and the anxiety that comes with a replacement order. I hope you receive heathly, active and thriving chicks this time. I'll be thinking of you, sending positive thoughts and prayers for a good experience...
Hi fellow Illini chicken keepers. I'm in Springfield. Just started keeping chickens March 2024 with 5 Easter Eggers, 1 Blue Orpington and then was gifted 2 Black Australorps. My ladies are about 12.5 weeks old now. I've been enjoying every minute of it! So far, everything has been going...
Hi BYC! I've been trying to be patient to determine gender on my chickies. This one, my sweet Sophia, still has me guessing a bit. I've tried to do some research on black and white Eggers, and leaning towards pullet . My reasoning, all over color pattern and saddle feathers appear rounded...
My first batch of chicks, all 6, arrived at my local USPS, within 3 days of being shipped. Hatched and shipped on Monday. Received on Wednesday. All 6 poor little chicks were deceased. No apparent damage to the box. No overly cold temps and they had a heat pack. I would have had my spirits...
I got two Black australorps from TSC on March 23rd. They were about 1.5 weeks old. They did have some white on them like your chicks. They are mostly black now, but still have a white feather or two on their wings. I read black australorp will have that until they fully mature. I attached a...
I had read about feather patterning for EE chicks. If it is a consistent color pattern all over the wings / body, then female. If the color pattern is splotches of colors and develops some red on wings around 11 to 12 weeks, then male. Both males and females can have either a white or black...
So here are some updated photos from April 28th. Approximately 7 weeks old. I do believe this is a Blue Orpington. Not seeing anything that would indicate something else. Thanks for breed ID. Still kinda wondering about gender since the comb and wattles aren't that pink. Do Orpingtons develop...
I named my chicks after the Golden Girls and Elaine from Seinfeld. Then the two surprises I got from my parents, two new chicks from TSC, Cousin Eddie and Aunt Edna....hoping they are pullets but not so sure on 'Aunt Edna.'
Hi everyone! My name is Heather. My husband, Dave and I decided to get backyard chickens. We got our first 6 chicks on March 11th. Five Easter Eggers and a mystery chick. I believe the mystery chick is a Blue Orpington, thanks to the help from BYC! Then on March 22nd, my parents surprised me...