Thanks everybody!!! I'm so glad she is not a he! I have speckled sussex pullets and cockerels right now too, and I can see the resemblance but this lady is MUCH MUCH fluffier and very round too. I hope she grows up to be a beautiful hen!
Hi there! I have had some of these birds on your list! I haven't ever butchered mine, so I can't say for meat, but I have heard that most dual purpose breeds would be well suited for eggs and meat (barred rock, Wyandotte, Australorp). I love my barred rock ladies, good layers and friendly. The...
Hey guys,
So what do you think? I was convinced that this little one was a rooster for the longest time, but as the other boys are filling out and gaining their rooster features, he/she looks pretty much the same. He/she is about 15 weeks and I'm pretty sure some variety of English Orpington...
Well thank you! I have heard that ameraucanas can take a while, her Marans and leghorn sisters started laying months ago! I hope I get some pretty blue eggs before spring!!!
My lovely lavender ameraucana hen is going on 33 weeks... I kid you not... and still has not laid a single egg!! Has anyone heard of it taking THIS long before the first egg??? Yes, I am sure she is not a rooster and I am sure she is not laying! (Pelvic bones still close together) I haven't seen...
Thanks! He is a cutie. I am actually very disappointed he's not a she! (Maybe there is still hope?? :fl:fl)
But anyway, my other guess was a Swedish Flower Hen. It was possibility from the assortment and I have never actually seen one, does anyone thing that is what he could be?
Hello! I got this cockerel as a day old chick in a breeders assortment. He is about 2 months old and by far the friendliest, but also the only one of his type in the flock. Could anyone tell me what he might be? He has pretty pale feet, a single comb, loose feathers, and is much stockier than...