So here are some pics now. They weren't very cooperative.... Best I could get. They're about 12 weeks old and I just don't know. I'm afraid I have 3-4 rooster when they all are supposed to be hens.....
So as they're getting bigger, the white one has puffy cheeks like the two striped EEs. The two dark chicks have no puffy checks. The red sex link chick is progressing the slowest of all and is just now finally starting to show some feathers while everyone else have almost full wing feathers.
It's been two years since I've had chicks. There are two or three chicks right now already at almost 2 weeks old that are jumping up and sorta chest bumping. I remember this from my two previous silkie chicks that were Roos but I don't remember it when they were this little
And I see now that I guess they were just all mixed in the bins...
The white one and the two dark ones were in the bin labels araucana. So I guess was just hoping that the white one was some lucky white EE hen
The three striped ones were in the red star(sex link) bin
So I got these chicks today and it's supposed to be three arucanas and three red sex links..... But after looking at chick pictures- I'm not so sure AND I'm hoping they're all poulets...
We're trying to get a pen built so I can get them out of the dog crate. It's not going to be ideal bc the other three hens in my back yard will then be able to walk up to them, only being separated by chicken wire. BUT even though I clean out the crate daily, I want to get them out of being in...
That's kinda what I'm thinking. I don't want to cull them, I want to get them better and then put them with my other three hens. If I have to end up treating everyone again I will. What do I need to get from tractor supply in terms of the antibiotic??
They are in quarantine. I let the woman know and she swore they weren't sick before hand. She can't take them back bc she was selling all of her flock bc she's moving.
Two of the birds started laying today. I don't think I can cull them...