SchmidtChicks
Chirping
I think our girl is actually a boy?
She's near over 5 months (hatched in Nov 2019 I believe) and has looked and sounded hen-ish up until these last few days. And I can't believe what I'm seeing looks like possible saddle feathers.
Her comb and wattle look like her parents (both hens and rooster), so we are officially stumped. I've seen another cockeral her age and he had a well grown / defined saddle and hackle, while Ducky has no hackle (that I can see?) and only a few Saddle looking feathers.
*they are both moulting now so maybe it's my mind playing tricks? It is starting autumn here (hot days, cold nights)
I'll note, if she is a he, then neither of our boys crow. We have heard Dinky twice and that was a week ago at 6 or so AM and never since. Ducky talks a lot with clucking, and is glued to following Dinky so we don't know if they're playing games or not. He/she is more willing to crate up at night (they sleep in cat carriers inside our home).
They sometimes face eachother and fluff up their necks while bowed and then Ducky freaks out and jumps / bolts off like a snake tried to grab her while Dinky doesn't flinch ... help??
Pullet or Cockeral?
^ Dinky is locked up in time out because he picks om the ducklings during free time.
^ see between her wings and bum the long, point feathers I'd assume to be a saddle starting? She is curious but never harms the baby ducks.
Parents -
She's near over 5 months (hatched in Nov 2019 I believe) and has looked and sounded hen-ish up until these last few days. And I can't believe what I'm seeing looks like possible saddle feathers.
Her comb and wattle look like her parents (both hens and rooster), so we are officially stumped. I've seen another cockeral her age and he had a well grown / defined saddle and hackle, while Ducky has no hackle (that I can see?) and only a few Saddle looking feathers.
*they are both moulting now so maybe it's my mind playing tricks? It is starting autumn here (hot days, cold nights)
I'll note, if she is a he, then neither of our boys crow. We have heard Dinky twice and that was a week ago at 6 or so AM and never since. Ducky talks a lot with clucking, and is glued to following Dinky so we don't know if they're playing games or not. He/she is more willing to crate up at night (they sleep in cat carriers inside our home).
They sometimes face eachother and fluff up their necks while bowed and then Ducky freaks out and jumps / bolts off like a snake tried to grab her while Dinky doesn't flinch ... help??
Pullet or Cockeral?
^ Dinky is locked up in time out because he picks om the ducklings during free time.
^ see between her wings and bum the long, point feathers I'd assume to be a saddle starting? She is curious but never harms the baby ducks.
Parents -
