I gave my broody hen some eggs from our local community farm a while back and got three gorgeous balls of fluffy fuzzy cheepiness.
Now I'm normally pretty good at sexing chicks but the these have got me guessing as they are crosses! Can anyone help? They are six weeks old.
1) The black and...
Thank you, his Dad was beautiful but he died at Easter so he would be most welcome. Can't wait for those beautiful sickle feathers, his dad had trailing dark green.I'll update once he gets a bit bigger.
Hello! My little favorelle cross is growing at a rate of knots and is developing a lovely beard. Any thoughts on what we may have? This chick is now 8 weeks old and still growing. My thoughts are pullet as it's legs are very dainty and there doesn't seem to be any pointy feathers as yet but it's...
Thank you! I adore my hens, we have 5 big girls in the pen next door. I hope I can be of help too, this has been my first time letting a broody hatch eggs, it's fascinating!
Hello, these two trouble makers were hatched by my uber broody bantam after our cockerel sadly died at easter.
They're mixes of wyandotte, and favorelle and the black one has some bantam thrown in too, so they're quite a mix!
They're six weeks old now.
This is Matilda, the white one is called...