Hi BYC friends, I am posting pics of my flock in hopes of finding out if eggs or crows are coming to my coop - all are 12 weeks old today. I've been as patient as I can be and tonight I broke and had to post. I think that guarantees some crows when I let them out tomorrow morning. We're first time chicken owners, and it has been super fun so far. Thanks for looking at my flock.
Up first are the 3 brown leghorns - feed store pullets: Lily, Jennifer and Dottie
(above) The 2 on the right of this photo are Dottie (bright comb) and Lily behind her. I am pretty sure that Dottie is a Donnie, and only posting this as a reference for the other 2 leghorns. I don't have any more photos of Dottie/Donnie, but his gender seems clear
This is Jennifer above - and this is Lily below - Jenn's face seem much redder than Lily's but not nearly as red as Dottie/Donnie. Will I be renaming more leghorns? Is Lily a Billy? Is Jenn a John?
a special thank you to my youngest for holding Lily and Jenn for the photos! I took a bunch earlier this afternoon and then couldn't tell them apart when I uploaded them. Ha!
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Next up....3 Easter Eggers/Ameracunas (sold from the feed store as Ameracuna pullets): Nutmeg, Lil Red and Hoot. They are very sweet, not shy and come visit as soon as they see me...Treats must be coming.
Nutmeg
Lil Red
Hoot - This one is my special chick, Hoot's beak doesn't work right so she gets some extra attention in the morning to make sure she is getting all her food.
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Finally, here are the 3 mystery chicks that were hatched as a school project. They are mutts of some kind, since Peep and Shadow both have tufts/beards, but I don't know what breed . Peep and Blondie are huge birds, they've been bigger than all the others since hatching.
This is Shadow, mostly black and very hard to photograph, but (s)he does have pretty lacing on her chest.
This is Blondie - she is starting to get some light tan (best shown in the 1st photo) which at first I thought she was just dirty, but I think it is really her. She does not have tufts/beard.
This is Peep - she is very similar in coloring to Blondie, but her face has a beard/tufts.
So....Besides Dottie/Donnie - do any look roo-ish? Any ideas on my 3 mystery chicks?
thanks again! ~ Kacie
Up first are the 3 brown leghorns - feed store pullets: Lily, Jennifer and Dottie
(above) The 2 on the right of this photo are Dottie (bright comb) and Lily behind her. I am pretty sure that Dottie is a Donnie, and only posting this as a reference for the other 2 leghorns. I don't have any more photos of Dottie/Donnie, but his gender seems clear
This is Jennifer above - and this is Lily below - Jenn's face seem much redder than Lily's but not nearly as red as Dottie/Donnie. Will I be renaming more leghorns? Is Lily a Billy? Is Jenn a John?
a special thank you to my youngest for holding Lily and Jenn for the photos! I took a bunch earlier this afternoon and then couldn't tell them apart when I uploaded them. Ha!
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Next up....3 Easter Eggers/Ameracunas (sold from the feed store as Ameracuna pullets): Nutmeg, Lil Red and Hoot. They are very sweet, not shy and come visit as soon as they see me...Treats must be coming.
Nutmeg
Lil Red
Hoot - This one is my special chick, Hoot's beak doesn't work right so she gets some extra attention in the morning to make sure she is getting all her food.
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Finally, here are the 3 mystery chicks that were hatched as a school project. They are mutts of some kind, since Peep and Shadow both have tufts/beards, but I don't know what breed . Peep and Blondie are huge birds, they've been bigger than all the others since hatching.
This is Shadow, mostly black and very hard to photograph, but (s)he does have pretty lacing on her chest.
This is Blondie - she is starting to get some light tan (best shown in the 1st photo) which at first I thought she was just dirty, but I think it is really her. She does not have tufts/beard.
This is Peep - she is very similar in coloring to Blondie, but her face has a beard/tufts.
So....Besides Dottie/Donnie - do any look roo-ish? Any ideas on my 3 mystery chicks?
thanks again! ~ Kacie