Thank you, the white crested black is definitely a cockerel! He has a beautiful tail now and crows often. The golden lace appears to be a pullet so hopefully no more surprises!
I got these two polish chicks 11 weeks ago as 2 day old chicks. I always thought the white crested chick was female due to the round crest shape and believed that the golden lace polish chick was male because he had a flat/square crest.
Well a few days ago, I found my white crested polish...
I just hatched eggs for the first time, my eggs hatched Tuesday-Thursday and I had one left that I could still hear chirping a day after all others had hatched. I think that one of my other chicks actually pecked his shell causing it to dry out and shrink wrapping him. I decided to assist him...
I just hatched eggs for the first time, my eggs hatched Tuesday-Thursday and I had one left that I could still hear chirping a day after all others had hatched. I think that one of my other chicks actually pecked his shell causing it to dry out and shrink wrapping him. I decided to assist him...
I know that my chick is young but based on the illustrations I have seen about Cochin development, I really thought my two Cochins were female. This one is about 19 days old now and has wattles that appear to have red/pink color to them. Is this most likely a rooster?
Silkies are 2 weeks old. Last photo is when they were 9 days old. I have a solid black one and 2 that are a dark grey color or are they blue? I’m not sure what color the light ones would be considered?
I am new to chicks and purchased this polish yesterday. When I got it home, it seemed to be shivering/shaking. Today, it is extremely week and is barely moving. I have it separated and have been giving it water (with sav-a-chick) and have fed it egg yolk with a syringe. No improvement and now I...