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cockerel

Beautiful! What do the colored leg ands mean?

Really nice ! I find these incredibly hard to sex. Are you sure #2 is a boy. He probably is but does look less developed than the other boys.

I find these so difficult to sex. Can anyone explain how without seeing the combs/Wattles they know they are boys? Thanks!!!

Not being able to stand up with no sign of injury is a common presentation of Mareks disease.

I am also unsure of those two chicks and would for sure not give up on them yet.

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The chicks are VERY NICE!!!!!!!!! (Thank you!!!!)

....Meanwhile, back at the ranch.......

Gosh! I hope the coop is really well insulated!! and they may need the lamp on 24/7 in the coop to keep it from freezing. In san Diego 6 week old chicks still have access to heat 24/7 and they are in the garage. They may not need it but they seem to grow much faster and thrive when it is on.

Splash

She has potential. . I am not sure Foley sells his best birds though (no surprise there). I had some eggs from a pair of birds directly from Foley and the chicks were extremely variable in quality. It really depends on what set of genes you end up with in each bird.

She has amazing BLRWs

Looks VERY like a cockerel to me, especially if only 4-5 weeks old

I think I may have figured it out. I did sell (super cheap) 5 4 week old chicks at the weekend. I thought he wanted quality breeders to keep. I think 2 splash and 3 darker ones. They do look very like the ones I sold, and the same age (and fatness :-) ). In that case then they are may have come...