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Normally I’m pretty good at this but I’m not sure. These two are 4 months old. No crowing yet. Pullet or cockerel???

Backyard flock owner with Cochins, Silkie mixes, and quail

So I have an issue. I got a bunch of chicks from Tractor Supply this spring. One of them turned out to be a Serama mix. Guys, this hen is TINY. She's like, the size of a quail. Which is why she is currently with the quail, not the chickens. But I've heard that chickens can give quail diseases...

They look nice! So far I don't see any rooster signs. Watch for "streamers" on their head poof, and a red tint to their combs.

Seconding what SylvieTheCochin said above. Easter Egger.

She looked like a bantam silver laced Cochin to me.

GUYS. I have 9 little Coturnix quail, almost adults, and I am now obsessed with these little birds! What delightful animals! So excited. I have Texas A&M, Italian, and a Tuxedo. But I've seen pictures in passing of all kinds of other colors. There are the usual ones listed in the sticky post in...

That would work. Other options include cardboard, plywood, some kind of plastic board ...

Well that's cool!! More detailed than what I could provide!

Hi everyone! I am renovating an old coop that used to be a rabbit hutch. The boards on the sides and back have a slight gap, and I bet it's very drafty in the wind. You think I should use caulk or a liner inside of some kind to seal it from drafts? The bottom is also open, covered with hardware...

I forgot Turkens! They're so funny looking. Guinea fowl take the heat well, but are loud and just ... so, so, SO stupid.

Sounds like you have a great rooster!

Speckled Sussex, Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons and Barred Rocks are probably your best bets. Throw in a Black Copper Marans and an Ameraucana and you have a colorful egg basket! If they REALLY want a pet, though, Silkies are the most docile chickens I've ever seen. And the stupidest.

There's the usual Silkie, with the Silkie feathering, in bantam and standard. There are satin Silkies, which are Silkies with normal feathering. They're quite pretty, though they are technically mutts. I don't think they are showable currently. Then there are satin frizzle Silkies, who are...

Araucanas are cool, but I've heard they are not as hardy as Ameraucanas, especially in regards to fertility: https://www.chickencoopguides.com/raising-araucana-chickens/ Ameraucanas are fabulous birds - friendly, relatively intelligent, colorful, great layers, active, and they don't go broody...

Anything with a more sleek, tightly-feathered look is more likely to do well, like fayoumis and campines. The big round birds like cochins and orpingtons tend to have a harder time. That said, what kind of birds do I have, in Dallas? Cochins and Silkies, naturally. I just make sure they ALWAYS...

Hard to tell, but I'm betting Serama mix, just from the posture.

Ok! I'm going to put them out there tomorrow while I'm home and see how they do.

Yup, Silkie cross, but she looks kind of bedraggled. Good idea to bring her inside for a bit. Silkies are so gentle and sweet, they get picked on!

My partridge cochin hen looked just like that when she was young! Once she grew out of her awkward teenage stage, she smoothed out. I have a picture of her on her Twitter account. (I made a twitter account for a chicken, yes.) @SepiaTheChicken