I got some bantams from TSC as well, chipmunk like your #3. They appear to be OEGBs. A farmer I know said her husband used to raise OEGB, and if they grow black feathers on their breasts they're male, but the ones with salmon/fawn feathers are females. I appear to have a 3/3 run.
They're gorgeous! Thank you for the information. I think the breed is so pretty, in all their various colors. Your birds are beautiful!
Thank you. They're 5 weeks old. My Dominique broody sat 4 weeks. The eggs never hatched, so I bought these chicks for her, as a reward. She's been a great momma.
Aww I just love that!! My "first" chicks will be here in September, lol. I ordered then from Meyer (4 BBS Orpingtons, 3 females and a male), but then these guys/girls stole my heart when we went to buy dog food.
And your Dominique is so beautiful! I haven't seen them for sale where I live, but i do love them.
I ordered four sexed chicks from Cackle a couple years ago. I still have two, love their calm demeanor and their soft "honk" sounds.
I may end up ordering some when we expand our flock. Speckled Sussex are another favorite of mine. It's so easy to see how chicken math gets folks. There are so many breeds to love!
Exactly. I will keep the three OEGB pullets, but since my birds need to be confined due to predators, the cockerels will go to auction.
We have our fair share of predators as well. Luckily, we've got a decent amount of property, and we will be fencing in a large area. Part of it will be fully enclosed on the top as well. I'm hoping to keep predators at bay that way.
Watch out, hatching is addictive! Once you start hatching your own, you'll be tempted to just keep setting eggs to hatch more! I hatched a few batches at first, now I rarely don't have at least one incubator running. It's just so much fun, ended up being my favorite part of chickening. And broodies are just fascinating to watch with their babies, there's something so special about it and I much prefer to just give my broodies a couple chicks instead of trying to break them of their broodiness- I'm happy, they're happy. And if I don't want to keep their chicks permanently, I find them new homes after the broody weans them and isn't as interested in mothering anymore.
