I’ve posted about Raven this week (most say pullet). By looking at tail feathers, what do these 12 week old chicks look like? Pullet or cockerel? The BOs combs throw me off!
I have ten chickens, all 12 weeks old. I know five are buff Orpington (I am pretty sure one is a pullet and the other four are 🤷🏻♀️). The other five are ??? But, this black one is Raven. I’m almost positive “she” is a black copper maran....and a pullet??? What are your thoughts?
We put the chicks in the brooder to work on the coop today. Before I moved them back out, I snapped a few pics. There are 5 buff Orpington and 5 pure or mixed (no idea what they are). Solid black with feathered feet is Raven. Mostly black with a little white (on top the waterer) is Oreo. White...
I posted two of my chicks in the Breed/Gender thread, but I’ve only had one reply, so I thought I would post this one over here.
I call this one Raven. She/he is 5 1/2 weeks old (I think she’s a pullet...I think lol). Raven has the feathered feet on the outside. The bottom of her feet are...
I have 5 buff orpingtons and 5 that I’m not sure of. I was trying to get a pic of “Raven” and “Brownie”, who almost always come right to me...but, this time, did not. So, instead, I got pics of two others that I’m curious about. One is large and mostly black and speckled. The other is mostly...
somebody else just posted a similar question, but mine is a little different and I didn’t want to hijack her thread.
I have 5 chicks - one is 2 weeks old and the other 4 are 1 week old. I’m getting 5 buff Orpington tomorrow, that are “a few days old”. Can I just put them in with the other...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I was raised having chickens (free range everywhere lol) and had chickens when my children were small (many years ago). I just got baby chicks again this past weekend! It’s been a while!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now...