These include 2 Easter Eggers and a Buff Orpington at 8 weeks. They were incubated by a friend and I am hoping they can be integrated with my 7 hens. Please post your thoughts and how certain you are. Many thanks!
Both darker chicks are from a hatchery and are supposed to be EEs. They are 6 weeks. My fingers are crossed that they are pulleys but I suspect at least the black one is a roo.
I agree the white one is a Cochin, but what about the other one in that picture? And, I believe the one in the second picture is a relative of EE, something called a Green Queen.
My 7 week old female chicks were of unspecified breeds when I got them. I’m stuck trying to figure out 2 of them: The lower one has a muff, feathered legs, and 5 toes. The top one doesn’t have strong distinguishing features.
I have 5 "rare breeds" including Golden Cuckoo Marans, Blue Splash Marans, Barnvelder, Cream Legbar, and Jubilee Orpington. They all layed last year until fall when they molted, recovered their feathers normally, and layed very sporadically in late winter with added light in the coop. For the...
Meyer Hatchery in Polk, OH had an event that included a bin of exotics that they were selling for a very low price. They were all female, but not IDed for us. I'd love to know what the pullet in the top pix is...she has yellow rings around her eyes. Also, the two in the bottom pix. I suspect...
Thanks for sharing your experience. I haven't seen anyone squat yet, so I am expecting to wait a while. A couple have fairly red combs but most don't. I especially love to hear that you have a "very nice rooster" since this is my first and I have heard many horror stories! So far he is nice...