Well...my BlueBelle...is now BlueRay! Hahaha. I just saw HIM doing the courtship dance to one of my “known” hens. I was for sure he was a she as early as yesterday. I also witnessed him attempting to crow all within about 30 seconds of his side-stomping courtship dance. Dang it! I soooo wanted...
This pretty/handsome Cochin is 22 weeks old. It’s flock mates (all the same age) are crowing and have serious hackels and saddles. Albeit they are cream leg bars. And I’ve heard that Cochin mature MUCH slower than many other breeds. My main reason for thinking this may be a cockerel as well is...
Any idea how one would distinguish between a Blank Minorca and a Blue Andalusion who is black in color? I'm baffled. It actually may not matter, because he's probably going to end up in a crock pot anyway. The boogger attacked me yesterday. All I was doing was changing their water and not...
This fella was included free with an order last year from a hatchery. They said they could not tell me what I was getting. I've boiled it down to two breeds. Either a Blue Andalusion (who's obviously black) or a Black Minorca. What would you say he is. Is there any distinguished characteristics...
Ok, here's some older pictures and some newer ones too. What do you think this is? (besides the obvious...a chicken). My daughter and I bought 12 Buff Orpington chicks from TSC. Originally they all looked the same, after the first week one started turning white, but just this one.
I purchased 12 Buff Orpington 2 week old chicks. I have had them for a week now. I am throughly enjoying them. One of the 12 is beginning to look different than the others. Her/his wing feathers are turning white. Upon seeing this, it made me look even more closely at the bunch. The one with the...