This chick was sold to us as a Splash Marans. However, while it does have the feathered legs of a Marans, it has a pea comb. It came from a local breeder that specializes in Marans, but also has Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers. This chick doesn't appear to have puffy cheeks or beard. The breeder...
My 11 week old Orpington (most likely a roo, hasn't crowed yet) is an absolute jerk. I got Orpingtons hearing that even the roos were calm and docile, but this is the meanest chick I've ever had. They are now in a coop at night and free ranging for most of the day. Our flock is 13 hens (15...
I have five 10 day old Marans chicks that I picked up in person from a very reputable, local breeder that I've gotten healthy birds from before. However, 2 of the 5 (and of course it's the two I'm thinking might be hens) were fine for the first 5 days that I had them, but the one (and then...
I keep going back and forth on this one. I have a 8 wk old blue Marans that is definitely a cockerel - he has a bigger comb than the one pictured, copper starting to show on his wings and he is starting to crow. This Black definitely has a developed comb (not as much as the other) and is a bit...
I got three of these 2 wk old chicks (they are nearly identical), but I can't figure out the breed. They are similar to Welsummers, but more silvery brown and their eye stripes are more distinctive. When I Google Lens, I get Amerucana, Cream Legbar (what I'm hoping for), Easter Egger (but those...