One is 6 weeks old and the other is 7 weeks old. "A" hasn't crowed yet, but the comb and wattles look very pink for the age... "B" has crowed twice in 7 weeks, but the comb is still pale in comparison with the brother (pictured in 1st comment below) who has a dark red, larger comb. I was hoping...
Mom is a Blue Olive Egger and dad is a Buff Ameraucana/Legbar hybrid. Hatched the same day. Is this a female pea comb for a 4-week-old? Another hatchmate (Buff one in 2nd photo) has the same pea comb that is larger and dark pink, so clearly male. I just though this shape pea comb was always...
Does anyone have any first-hand experience crossing an ISA Brown hen with another non-sex-link rooster? We just had 2 eggs hatch that are ISA Brown hen x cream Olive Egger rooster. His mom was a BCM and dad was a Buff Ameraucana. The chicks, to my surprise, seem to follow the sexing images I...
We recently bought chicks from a small homestead breeder and all ended up being roosters that only have green and blue egg genetics. We are considering keeping 1-2 of the roosters for a few months to breed to our small flock of hens (different breeds) for more variation in feather/egg colors...