6 week old

  1. L

    6-8 week old bantam pekins, pullets or cockerels??

    I have my first batch of pekins and have a a feeling they’re going to be mostly Roos haha so would love a second opinion and any thoughts on what colours they might be? I’m still wrapping my head around all the different types of colours! Any help would be more than appreciated!! 1- I’m...
  2. Sliiiq

    Sexing and determining breed of 6 week olds, and other questions

    First time user, bare with me here, you can answer whichever you like… 1. I’ve got 3 chicks, and I don’t know what their breeds are. Leghorns? Orpington? The two bigger ones (1&2) are supposedly 6 weeks and the 3rd is 5 weeks. Might be stupidly obvious, but I also want to know which is male...
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  3. teauxja

    Gender ID Help: "Wyandotte" - 6 Weeks

    Post 2 of 2: Seeking any insight of pullet or roos (prior post was for Australorps) Purchased chicks from local feed store (Western Ranch, Sacramento, CA). Sold/Advertised as Wyandottes. Hatch date around 3/12/2023, so about 6 weeks. For these both, I don't see an appreciable difference in...
  4. teauxja

    Gender ID Help: "Australorp" - 6 weeks

    New here - go gentle...I did read the "suggestion" for good photos. :) (This is post 1 of 2 I'll seek any insight of pullet or roos - 2 different breeds) I am new to this and appreciate those with experience with this breed providing insight into whether these can be sexed at this point...
  5. F

    6 week old Jap Bantam

    Wanted to know what you guys thought of one of the new editions, Chips! I've asked when she hit 4 weeks and 5 weeks, pretty sure she's a pullet still but I also wanted to ask what coloration she could be and is she considered a short legged japenese bantam? I really can't tell lol Currently...
  6. C

    Sulfadimethoxine And amprolium for coccidia

    Hello, I have a group of 6 and 8 week old seramas. Any 20 total. 1 of the oldest and 1 of the youngest are showing signs of cocci. They’ve been outside for 10 days. The two are fluffed up and isolating. Everyone else is fine. Here’s something I can’t find info on which is surprising: they have...
  7. Jlmiller5289

    What breed and gender? 5-6 weeks

    This was a chick that was given to me by a neighbor who didn’t want him/her. Some breed ideas have been thrown around but I was wondering what breed it looks to be now? Also what gender does everyone think he/she is? Age estimated at almost 6 weeks old. TIA!
  8. Xhynokei

    Sexing Polish Chicks

    I have two Polish chicks, a golden laced named Izalith and a Buff Laced named Buffy, who are around 6 weeks old, and I'm wondering what sex they are. I don't see any combs developing yet and they are both very friendly which I'm not sure is significant or not but yea 🤷‍♀️ I've attached some...
  9. L

    Speckled Sussex???? Then... hen or roo?

    I have two questions. I thought I had purchased a speckled Sussex from anoka Ramsey farm and garden in MN. I believe it is around 6 weeks old. 1. Are there varieties of speckled sussex? I thought there’d be some blue and white flecks in its feathers. Is there still time for that to grow in? Or...
  10. 4Urbanchix

    New 6 week old chick?

    I’m not sure yet, but I have been considering getting another 6 week old pullet. All of mine are currently 6 weeks and have been raised together. How could I introduce it to the flock?(I will make sure they are the same age)
  11. Docdetective

    Sick 6 week old chick... many symptoms

    Hello, I'm taking care of a chick that is about 6-7 weeks old. He or she cannot walk, which indicates Merek's, yet he was hatched into an established flock with no new chickens introduced since he hatched. I have been hand feeding and watering him since he cant stand up, and yesterday I woke up...
  12. W

    Help! Gender Advice - 9 separate Chick pictures

    Hi Everyone! Second year with chickens, first time with chicks. these chicks are 5-6 weeks old 3 my hen hatched so I know the parents and 6 I bought as mysteries. I appreciate the help so my kids (and me!) don’t attached to roosters. I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time googling and...
  13. AstraChick

    6 week old cockerel trying to crow already

    OMG... 6 week old pure Australorp cockerel trying to crow already, maybe he can hear the rooster across the road. they are still in the brooder inside as we have a spare room right down the other end of the house, we cant hear them from the main part of the house. In the five years i've been...
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