I picked up 6 bantam gold laced cochins on 4/6. So they're now about 6.5 weeks old. A lot of the cochin cockerels I've had in the past have been pretty quick to make themselves known. I'm not seeing any definite cockerels in this group...but I couldn't be lucky enough to get 6/6 pullets from...
I was at my brother's house yesterday and was looking at his chicks. He picked up 5 black (with some yellow) chicks from TSC about 7 weeks ago. They were unlabeled, and he assumed they were likely black Australorps.
Fast forward a few weeks, and they seem to have rose combs rather than single...
Got this bantam from TSC. It's about 3 weeks old now. It was a little orange baby at first. Is this a barred pattern now? Any ideas about breed? It seems to be growing similarly to the OEGBs I've had in prior years. And do the 3 red feathers on each wing indicate it might be a cockerel, or...
We currently have 20 standard laying hens with 1 EE rooster. Someone local has a 6 month old pair of EEs that I'd love to add, but I'm a bit worried about the rooster interaction. Is it a bad idea to try to add a 2nd, practically adult, rooster? Here are the birds in question...
The coop is...
Back in early September, TSC got me again. I was in the store early one morning getting feed, and they had marked their week-old chicks down to 50 cents. I don't buy TSC straight run chicks after a rooster fiasco, but have had pretty good luck with their pullets. And at 50 cents, how can you...
I'm thinking (and hoping, lol) that this EE is a pullet. I'm thinking she's around 12-13 weeks old because she's a bit bigger than my raised-from-chicks 11 wk old EE's. I got her and a 2nd silvery EE from the monthly flea market a couple of weeks ago. The only thing that makes me worry at all...
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Was at my brother's house yesterday, and he had a couple of new bantam chicks he picked up at Atwood's for my niece. They look like they might end up silver-laced, and they have lightly feathered legs. But they don't really look like the...
Anyone have any pics of black Russian Orloffs? My brother says TSC has Russian Orloff and BR pullets together in one bin this week. He didn't look closely, but his general impression was not a lot of difference between the chicks.
So they've either sold the Russian Orloffs already and it's a...
My brother went to the monthly flea market this morning...and now he needs to set up a quarantine pen. Not that any of us needed more chickens, but I kinda like what he found. These appear to be about 8-10 weeks old, and are not the normal EE shades of brown. Are they EEs, or do I need to...
Hi, all. I find color genetics fascinating and yet mostly still incomprehensible, so I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice on which cockerel to keep to have some fun with a mixed-color bantam Cochin pen.
We have the following pullets:
1 barred
1 buff
1 red
1 silver-laced
1 red frizzle...
Rather than breed or gender, my question is about color this time (primarily about whether jubilee is a color or lighter body type in Cornish - Google supplies different answers).
These chicks are about 4 months old now. Two of them are a bit lighter in color than the third. Are the lighter...
We've got 2 bantam cockerels that are similar in colors, but 1 has a small crest. These boys came from Tractor Supply. The first one is about 4 months old, and I'm guessing is a Spangled OEGB. Anyone agree or disagree?
The 2nd one is about 3 weeks younger. Is he likely an OEGB crossed with...
This young cockerel (about 4 months old) came from the TS bantam bin. I'm guessing he's an Easter Egger...is there anything else he might be? I can get more pics if it would be helpful.
Thanks in advance for any opinions!
I've got 6 white silkies that are almost 4 months 4 months old (they were spring break chickies). This is my first time with silkies, and they're not easy to be certain about. However, I'm starting to hope that I have 1 cockerel and 5 pullets. What do you guys think? I'm going to put pics of...
Got a couple more mixed-bin bantams I'm trying to identify. Anyone know if this pair is Minorca or WFBS, or something else entirely? They are approaching 4 months old.
Thanks for any and all help!
Still working on identifying our bantams. Some of them are Old English Game bantams, i believe. Can you guys with experience with them confirm if these pullets are all red pyle? The rooster seems pretty obvious, but the first pullet is significantly darker than the other two. They are just...
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I know there are a lot of knowledgeable chicken owners out here, and I'm hoping someone can help me identify these bantams. These are about 2 months old. I think the darker one is a pullet and the lighter one is a rooster, but I've never had chickens this color before. Anyone know what...