Thank you!
All in all they seem to do great with each other. I have 3 orpingtons as well & I got them and the RIRs together, then about 2 weeks later the got the silkies. They were all about 2 weeks old when they were put together. They definitely have a general pecking order, and the silkies...
Thank you!! They are precious aren't they?! I kept saying I thought they were all pullets, especially after seeing the roos where I got them from. I just figured I'd wait it out. If they're all pullets, great, but I would still love to have a silkie roo eventually.
So I was told that my silkies may be a good age for someone to take a guess at their gender. They are super fidgety and it's difficult to get good pictures! They are 3 months old as of July 10th. I do not see anything that says one way or another about their gender, but I know absolutely nothing...
Excuse me if I post incorrectly or cannot figure out how to include the picture. I am just wanting opinions on my RIRs. I have 2 that are 3.5 months old. They are the same age look very different. I would have sworn one is a cockerel until I looked at pictures of others on BYC. The other RIR is...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes! I'm pretty new to chickens. I've jad my chicks since the end of March.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 2 RIRs (gender unknown), 3 buff orpington pullets, & 3 silkies (also unknown genders), so 8 in...