I did this cross because I had wanted a BCM hen, but made some olive lemonade before the BCM cockerel (straight run didn't result in a female) went to a new home. I set the next 7 eggs my pullet CCL laid and this olive egger, who was the one I kept out of the 3 fertile eggs, has finally come...
Hatched October 14th (12 weeks old tomorrow), beautiful mix of his parents. This cockerel is tall, nicely sized, and takes after both parents in looks but more towards the GCM but with a bit more color on his wings. His legs do have the occasional 🪶, he looks like he is going to have white...
Free to a good home, 7 weeks old today. I can hold onto him for a while longer but need him gone before he crows (and sooner would be better). He has a really nice disposition so far.
Hi all!
I have 6 chicks now 4 weeks old that I'm trying to figure out who/what I have.
I know the Rooster was a Gold Deathlayer, but the hens were various breeds that I know at least included a Golden Cuckoo Marans (the only chick I am 💯 positive of the mother), a Barred Plymouth Rock, and a...
I have 3 five week old French Black Copper Marans (roo) X Crested Cream Legbar (hen) chicks and of course I am trying to figure out if I have pullets or cockerels. The mom lays fairly olive colored eggs already, so I would think the eggs of these will be even darker olive. I only plan on...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We had chickens when I was a little girl but I was actually afraid of them because the rooster pecked my dad and drew blood. I figured if it would take him on, what would it do to me. Many years later in 2015 I was interested in...