So the boy from this pair continued to redden and his comb continued to grow. Then he was lost in an unfortunate incident a few weeks after these pictures. The "girl" kept a tiny pale comb until just last week. "Her" black patches had a bit of green sheen. But she looked like most of the...
So I went to the coop and did a photo shoot. Here are how the Buckeyes are coming along! "His" comb is getting much darker very quickly.
If this one does turn out to be a cockerel, the breeder I got them from wants to buy him back. What is a good age to sell back? And what is a reasonable...
I have two Buckeyes! They are supposed to be a couple weeks old. I'm wondering if the comb difference already between the two is an indication of gender? The smaller, darker, bigger comb, also has a more developed tail. Does any of this mean anything? I just started with chickens about a month...