I guess they are now ours. They've grown here for 3 months free ranging all day so I can't seem to stand the idea of them going back in a cage. Their combs are distinctly different, I'm just going to wait and see how the little one turns out. Her comb seems more like a pea comb, slightly...
Hi. Yeah, I'm starting to understand they are brown leghorns, since they look JUST LIKE THEM! They were sold to me as Ameraucanas, which I specifically went to buy to get the beautiful eggs. Oh well. They are VERY flighty! One's name is Houdini; if there's a crack in the fence she finds it...
I tried to get a closer photo but these two are pretty shy, compared to the rest. The one in question is Houdini- for obvious reasons. She is amazingly agile and clever at finding ever teeny hole in the fence, or behind the hedge. I have a dozen pullets now; the rest let me close and I can...
I forgot to say that both of them have very light green ears. I have been told that the ear color determines the egg color (I guess you can see what a newbie I am). Is that a feature that you look at when you are determining breed?
Wow! She sure does. So much for the Ameraucana thoughts... But, I'm happy if she's a pullet; I don't want to have to get rid of her. Thanks much for your reply!
Hi. The upper photo is of the girl (?) in question, the lower is of my two Easter Eggers/Ameraucanas together. I thought they were both pullets; bought them from the same breeder. The older is nearly 5.5 months (older by about 2 weeks) and has really grown a comb and wattles! Can pullets...
Hi. The upper photo is of my two Easter Eggers/Ameraucanas, the lower one of the girl (?) in question. I thought they were both pullets. The older of the two (by about 2 weeks) has really grown a comb and wattles! Can pullets have combs & wattles? S/he is not aggressive, doesn't crow, or do...