My wife and I ordered baby chicks, supposed to be all female, and we are on day 3 of raising them. Now that our chicks are more comfortable being held, we started trying to look at their wings to determine sex. We absolutely are not able to keep a rooster as it is not allowed in our city. Would...
We recently brought two chicks and we are unaware of their gender. By looking at these 2 pictures can you help us know whether they are femlae or male .
My Salmon Faverolles are just over three weeks old, and two days ago I noticed black leg feathers on my suspected cockerel. Going through Google searches of Salmon Faverolles pictures, I never find black leg feathers on hens. I ordered one cockerel and six pullets, but over a decade ago the...
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My chicks are six weeks old and finally out of my house! 🎉 They're feathering out and starting to look like real chickens instead of half-baked muppets.
Some of them are starting to develop combs and wattles, and I'm a bit concerned about my SLWs in particular - is it normal for...
Hello! I have a 3 1/2 week old Light Brahma chick named Casper that I'm starting to wonder about.
Casper is feathering a lot slower than my other 14 birds, but is double the size of the others. I only have the one Brahma and it's my first time with this breed, so I'm not sure if it's typical...
Hi. I had this single silkie chick hatch 2 days ago and I can't figure what colour she'll end up being. I think both parents are pure silkie, they have extra toes and blue ears. Dad is black and mom is brown, maybe that's called buff. (They aren't in my basement any more, had to come in for...
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HI EVERYONE :hugs
So I think I’m gonna go ahead and get started on my silkie sexing project.
I do plan on updating this once they are fully grown and the differences between the guys and gals are obvious.
I know, I know, lots of people forget to update, but I’m...