The pics in the article are 11 days old. I'm already seeing the more prominent feathers on one of the chicks on her legs, tail, wings etc. The rooster doesn't has as many father's and the legs aren't filled in that much at all. I will let you know how it goes. They are lavendar Cochins.
I read an article on how to sex chicks on feathering. Once they are one week old you can start to see the differences between pullets and cockeral. I'll share it in a min but it seems pretty accurate. Accordkng.to this method I have one pullet and one Cockereal.
Oh my gosh these little chicks are so stinkin cute they're very brave compared to my first chicks they run up to me when I come in and want to be held and loved on my other chicks were just always scared
Pasty bottom has been a problem and on one of the chicks where the umbilical vessels were it...
I would see if you know anyone with fertile eggs or you can try craigslist. There are tons of people with fertilized eggs on Craigslist where I live in cali, and we do have a high farm community. Tons of breeders and chiChen farms
Well I'm still waiting on one more again today is day 21 I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing when I can't hold it it had an air sacs face and it did have dark area in it like there could have been at 6 so I think after today I'm gonna keep a close eye on it and if it doesn't pass...
Thank u for your response that is good to know! I ended up taking the chicks into the brooder because my hen wasn't keeping them warm. Plus I have one more egg that could hatch by tomorrow
They are doing great! Eating drinking pooping. Pasty button is an issue though. They are very small. The...
My friend came.over and confirmed that her bantam cochin rooster and her lavendar laced cochin are the breeds that the two came out so far. I am pretty sure the jersey giant is a dud but I'll give that egg a few days to be sure and the others should hatch by tuesday. Maybe because the rooster is...
Too cute!!
My lead hen acts like a rooster and she is a hen lol we call her queen Mrs piggy. She has been that way since a baby. I though she was a rooster until she was old enough and when she started laying eggs, dead give away haha.
Yeah that's what I'm waiting on. My friend just gave me her fertilized eggs and I was going to keep two pullets out of the hatch and she will keep the rest. If there are roosters, well, I guess I have dinner coming up. I wish I could keep a rooster but law ordinances say no in city limits...