finally got all 4 in a single pic! The littlest one is BeBe, a Lavender Orpington who blended in with the cochin chicks when all were a week old and I ended up with by accident. After a few weeks I knew something was up.... but I don't mind. She's a sweet bird.
Yes that is Lola/Lobo/Lu.... name is changing with the suspected gender. Still no crowing but it's the most "male-ish" of the 3. "He" shows no aggression, nor crowing, so can stay for now.
My little Lavender Orpington girl. Bebe. She was grabbed as a chick by accident when a week old, she was in with cochin chicks and no one knew different. Has the funniest little button comb, at almost 4 months old you think there'd be more. She's very friendly and happy at the bottom of the...
Sad but you're probably right. Good thing is we have a friend who lives in the boonies who has like 20 chickens and they will take a rooster so long as he's not aggressive, and our Cochins are very mellow birds
Hi from Central Florida. I have shared wanted chickens and started living the dream when my fiance gave me a coop for Christmas. (Yes, really)
We got 4 chicks late last April and the Ladies are now about 3-4 month's old.
I used this site a lot to help with set up, breed selection, and knowing...