They weren’t supposed to be crossed. Each breed of chicken they have is in their own run/coop. I witnessed that myself. So idk what the deal is. I know between the 2 batches of chicks I have I ended up with way too many cockerels. 6/10 for my 7 week olds and by the looks of these at least 4-5...
I said there were 2 dark brown eggs that hatched. They were both yellow chicks which apparently can be a Wheaton maran. All of the other eggs were either blue or olive. It wasn’t me who called that chick a splash. I only referenced it that way because you did. There are 4 chicks with green legs...
The birds in the 6 pics I posted earlier are 5 weeks. I was curious to know how early pullets grow combs. I have some that are growing but are not red or only have a slight tinge of pink in them.
That’s super interesting! I’m going to do some research now to learn more. I’m going to post a few more pics of the chicks we hatched from eggs I bought. Maybe you could help me with sexes if you think it’a possible? They are 5 weeks this week. I’m hoping the first one who’s an EE is a pullet...
Thank you, that’s exactly the mix. So farther down the line if that male barred rock/rir mix was to breed with either my rir pullet or one of those black pullets would it be the same situation? As I said I’m just learning the genetics of mixes and I appreciate you answering my questions!! 🙂
Thank you for explaining all of that!! So I have 2 black chicks from that same hatch. They both have some gold/brown/red around their necks. Not showing signs of red combs. Would these be females?
Why do people keep telling me he’s a she then? They say he’s the same colour as a pullet and he also has the black wash down his legs. I’m new to chicks and breeds so I appreciate the help lol.
Ok I have this little beauty. First thought it was a roo. Then posted pics in another place and the as told pullet. Today was told again that it’s a roo. 7 weeks old. Roo was a RIR, hen was Barred Rock which someone told me today means its a sex link and that if it was solid black it would be a...
So my hatchlings are 4 weeks old now. There are a couple I can tell are definitely roos but I was wondering if you all could help me with a few others?
Any input is appreciated! Thanks! 😊