I have a small flock of three and decided I wanted to add an EE for a green egg...got two EEs from feed store, one turned out to be a roo so rehomed the couple. Incubated 3 eggs and let broody hen hatch 7 more. Out of all 12 of my Spring projects, I only kept Nemo (named for her jumping straight...
Mine was a very pale chipmunk, like yours. I just figured with all the red coming in, it must be a "He". Seeing yours gave me a little hope Did yours look anything like mine at 5 weeks?
TexasChick09, what did your pretty white/black/red pullet look like when younger? Experts, is there any hope for this guy? 5 weeks old.
Red is leaking in all over. New shoulder feathers are looking white.
OK, here we go...pic heavy! Frenchie hatched 10 green eggs. All were varying shades of chipmunk coloring. They are 4 weeks old. My early guess, based on this thread, is only 4 pullets. Any other opinions?
The whities, coming in black and white with some red. #1 and 2.
The basic #3 and 4...
I got 11 EE eggs from my friend for my broody hen to sit on. 10 hatched, all various shade of chipmunks. My question is, when do you look for the patchy orange/red on the wing? This one already has it a little at 3 weeks. Is that a roo sign or is it too early?
This thread has been so helpful in sexing my chicks! Here are "the Littles" now. Rosie(right), at 7 weeks, has all the signs of a roo...comb, stance, legs, slow feathering, while Sally is much more hen like. They are such a cute couple, I have found a new home for both of them so they can stay...
This forum was a great help to me last year when I caught chicken fever. I thought I was done with my city flock of 3, but couldn't resist getting a couple of EE chicks at the feed store
They are 3.5 weeks old. Sally is feathering in a little faster in basic brown barred feathers. This one...