At what age can you get a good idea of what a bird is going to really look like? Obviously mine are all younger. How do you decided who to thin out early on? For example, if I hatched 100 chicks, would you raise all 100 until a certain time and THEN make a decision on who is the best...
Also, I though the lacing on cockerels fades as they age? In the adult pictures it doesn't look like they have lacing, but I'm not sure. Do you have a picture of what an ideal cockerel Barnevelder would look like? Thank you!
How can you tell that the crevecoeur is a male? I would think his comb...
My first chicken was this red/brown "Ameraucana". She? has no beard or muffs, so I'm not sure if she really is one. Nice girl though
Black Ameraucana. Unsure of sex. About 10 weeks old.
Orloff (I have 2). Not sure of their quality or of they're hens. They look the same.
One of my Shetland...