Hi. I picked up 2 chicks from the feed store on impulse. Per the store Cackle Hatchery didn't label them and should have. Per Cackle it was a surprise assortment deal and not knowing is half the fun. 😂 Anyways here are my cuties. Also below are the suggested question answers.
1. Where did you...
Hatched some babies out of my splash Ameraucana Roo and Speckled Sussex hen. Only have two at the moment, but they are feathering very differently! 11 weeks old!
Up first we have Midday (My kids love Toby Mack and our girl, Midnight, needed a sister), she hatched out smaller, and had no cheeks...
I ordered 8 chicks yesterday and one died on the way. My order was 3 Rhode Island reds, 2 Australorps, 1 barred Plymouth rock, 1 partridge Plymouth rock and 1 speckled sussex. I had thought the speckled sussex died but now I'm wondering if it was the partridge Plymouth rock. The light and dark...
Hello all - I am excited to find this site where hopefully I can learn about raising chickens and how to care for them. I have not had the best luck so far so hopefully that will change. I started with 6 speckled sussex chicks of which only 2 have survived. Currently treating them for...
I ordered 1 male, 4 female SS from Cackle --they sent 1 male and 5 female --supposedly ;) I had already got three females from them in the past, no issues) Join me in speculating? They are 5.5 weeks old.
Picture 1. This is the original ordered male. He came marked with green ink and was an...
Hello everyone!
I have real trouble sexing my Speckled Sussex 6 week old (and one 5 week old) chicks. These are my first and as I understand this breed might not be so easy to sexed properly? I would gladly use some of your input - hen or roo?
And hopefully, later, when they're grown, I will...