One of my girls hatched out 2 chicks. They are dark brahma black Australorp cross. They are 8 weeks old now. I just checked tail feathers and they are pointy, not rounded at all. No wattles yet. Combs are very low and pale. Any ideas?
Well, on the two "spares" only one is male. A red wynadotte. The other is a pullet, black Australorp. So not to bad. It's just roosters are very hard to get rid of/give away around here. I don't want to cull them as I raised them for 4 months now. I guess I could, used to hunt ducks down in...
Got my chicks June 1st of this year. Dark Brahmas, Black Australorp, and black lace wing red wynadotte. Got 11 in total but 4 are roos. New at raising chickens but sites like this really help
Well, it turns out three of my "hens" are roosters. So they need a new home. All three are four months old (hatch date June 1 2022) . I'm in north western NJ (Sussex county). Don't have the heart to cull them, want them to find a loving home.
A quick review of my experience with them. I ordered 3 dark brahma hens, 3 black lace wing red wynadotte hens, and 3 black Australorp hens. They shipped 1 extra Australorp and 1 extra wynadotte. All arrived quickly and very much alive. All are still alive and happy after 4 months BUT out of an...
The dark brahma roo I plan to keep. The 3 black laced red wynadotte roos will need to go. I listed them on craigslist here in north NJ. Can't have 4 roosters with 7 hens