I thought this chick was a Buff Orpington but now not so sure. He/she is more yellow and has "bars" of light and dark. Legs are whitish. Any thoughts? Also gender?
This bird is 6-7 weeks old.
I am new to owning chickens and I got what I thought was a Silkie. He/she has a lot of Silkie characteristics...walnut comb, black feet/legs with 5 toes, dark skin but this bird has feathers not the fluff I associate with Silkies. This bird is 6-7 weeks old.
Any ideas on whether or not this is...
I tried to post this a bit a go but I can't find it so I apologize if I did this twice :). I got this chick from a friend who got it from his neighbor so we're not sure what it is. Any ideas?
I've had my little flock of five for a little over a month now. One of my employee's neighbors needed to re-home his large flock so my employee took all of them and I took 5. I have 2 Buff Orpington hens and 3 chicks about 6 weeks old. I believe one is a Buff Orpington, one is a Silkie and the...