Came home last night and 22 week old BO could barely walk. So the background is since she was a couple weeks old one of her toes was bent but never caused her any issues mobility wise. A few weeks ago she lost a toenail again no issues. I'm not sure if she sprained her leg or it's bumblefoot...
I'm a newbie to chickens. I can only say that both BRs looked similar in color till 2 weeks and clearly one was lighter grayish (pic below), in 4 days the Comb was very obvious and a hint of pink in week 3 . Also the yellow legs can be a sign from what I have read.
Of course I would order a female from a hatchery and get a male! My daughter and I took a chance with the Buffs at a local feed store hoping we picked 2 ladies.
I have 2 BRs that are just over 6 weeks, Pop Tart is very different looking than Cookie. From everything I have read about BR roo characteristics, I'm almost positive she is a he. I also have 2 Buffs I'm unsure off. Take a look please!
And here are the Buffs 7 weeks old. These two keep me...
Hello all!
After contemplating for 3yrs I finally joined the world of chickens! Currently we have a flock of 6 chicks that are 4 and 5 weeks old. Loretta(gold sex link) Gemma(BO) Gwen(BO) Cookie(BR) PopTart(BR) & HaloPeep(White Rock). I am concerned PopTart and Gemma are roos, time will tell...