Barnevelder Love!

[Chicalina]

He is lovely and boy what a sheen on those feathers..I have rooster envy. Lol

Ah thanks. You could have him if you weren't thousands of miles away!

 

[samanthaoverton]

Your welcome I would take him if I wasn't a thousand miles away.lol. I bet he would make pretty babies

Ah thanks. You could have him if you weren't thousands of miles away!

 

[mydaisy]

It could be. I know the coloring seems to support that, but at this age I would think there would be something that would scream cockerel and I am just not seeing it yet. I will be sure to update with photos when I know for sure, I am keeping it regardless of boy or gi

Sorry, but my predictions are two boys here as well. Hope I'm wrong!

Barneys are SO slow growing, it may be ages until you know for sure

What

Sorry, but my predictions are two boys here as well. Hope I'm wrong!

Barneys are SO slow growing, it may be ages until you know for sure

What are the tells you're seeing?

 

[Chicalina]

What

What are the tells you're seeing?

Combs.
I spent a LOT of time last year staring at my Barney's combs hoping and wishing they weren't boyish...

 

[mydaisy]

Combs.
I spent a LOT of time last year staring at my Barney's combs hoping and wishing they weren't boyish...

I don't know why my replies are coming out weird by the way lol.
So you think they look like male combs? That would be my luck. I'll post updates if I am not too distraught. I have been obsessed with these two birds.... thanks and I hope you are wrong, too! lol

 

[SandyRiverChick]

I'm getting so excited about the color development on the this Blue Laced... This is Maghita at 5weeks and 12weeks. Her feathers have a look of purple and teal in the sun. Can't wait til she's an adult

 

[Poodlemum]

@Chicalina Which one?

The feathers on both of mine look more barred than laced to me. But I don't really understand all the patterns yet.

Mine, especially the double laced, looked barred. They’re just now getting the laced look and are 3-4 months old? This was a few weeks ago

 

[TX Chick Noob]

They us really interesting and good to know. It is amazing how the feather patterns on almost all my chicks seem to change daily.

 

[mydaisy]

At 8+ weeks old it looks like they are pullets! They are feathering very differently so far and I am loving both of them! I want more barnies

(Also just want to add: their enclosure is in the process of being beefed up for security. Their coop is predator proof.)

 

[SnootyHen]

Here's my Jolene. She's about 2.5 years now. She's a very good girl and never causes any problems. Good with chicks and pullets and holds her own just fine int he pecking order. She has never fully gone broody but she likes to pretend for an hour or so and then gets bored with it and hops out to do something more fun. She's really pretty and a relatively good layer. The picture of her standing on the ramp was the day she laid her first egg and that's her egg. They have darkened up some and the speckles are more like big blotchy spots but still so pretty!