Don't know what it is really but for sure not Silkie. Check for black skin and five toes. It also has colored feathers coming in wings, Silkie won't show "feathers"
Thanks so much. I really appreciate all the info. I bet those Mutt eggs are pretty darn yummy! I'm impressed that the chick are looking pretty also.
Is it true that they will lay great for first yr and then sort of drop off till they are 2 and then not good at all?
I'll hate that because I'll...
Do you see what I am worried about? Those last two chicks are so different, in stature and wing set they just look like two different sexes. Could be two different breeds maybe? Or is that just how they growing and developing at different rates? Little brown one looks real "girlish"
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These two are supposed to be ISA Browns pullets. They used to be about the same color but one is getting more solid now. Do you think they are pullets?
Thanks so much for the help!
Oh boy! Thanks I sure hope that they are pullets! I'm going to try and post pics..
Ok I guess it worked. Here they are, the last pic is of two with different tails. Some chicks are darker than others.
I figured they weren't Red Leghorns.
i appreciate the help. I am going to post in...
To ad to my last post....I notice that some chicks are dark headed and have smooth neck but some have light fuzzy feather sticking out on neck like they are later to "bloom"
I don't have much room so knowing what is a pullet is helpful to me, I'd rather not spend lots of time and feed on roosters.
I was going to post some pics but the ones here look exactly like mine soooo,
I got mine from TSC and were told they were red Leghorn pullets. I don't know what they should look like so figured they were as I was told.
It don't matter, I just wanted egg layers, but since they were mistaken on...
Hi, I'm Cheryl with the roo.
He seems to be a little bit better today, trying to get himself upright, has his legs under him and is wanting to groom himself.
I gave him a bath, trimmed his bottom and face so he can eat and drink better, he has a great appetite, and drinks just fine.
He is in a...