jGchicks
In the Brooder
- May 28, 2015
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Hi! I'm new to BYC and hoping for some advice from those of you more knowledgable than me! **QUICK NOTE-THIS POST IS PICTURE HEAVY!** Hoping that will help with advice, but don't want anyone to waste their time if they're not wanting to!
We've been raising chickens for over a year now, but have always gotten sexed, pure-bred pullets until this year. We got a straight-run, barnyard mix of chicks several months back. They were hatched from dark brown/olive/light green eggs. Father and Mother were both either a Maran/Easter Egger (although she wasn't sure which eggs were fertilized by which rooster). Because they're a mix, we're having a little difficulty sexing them. They can't be sexed like EEs because they have waddles. They can't be sexed like Marans because they have pea combs. Any help??????!!!!
**All chicks pictured are 8-9 weeks old**
I'll start with the ones who showed as ROOs early on. If anyone thinks we're making a mistake, please let me know! We can't keep them, so sorry for the names.
Supper (my favorite of the Roo's! super sweet, protective of his ladies, and just as handsome as can be! I wish we could keep him!):
Lunch & Feeder (super stand-offish,aggressive and nippy!):
Now the ones we're 99.9% sure are out PULLETS (again *please* tell me if you think we're wrong!):
This is Chipmunk, she was a fast favorite with our kiddos due to her puffy cheeks and chipmunk appearance as a babe. Supposedly came out of a bright blue egg, but I'm not convinced. I don't care though! She's super friendly and has the smallest/lightest comb out of the bunch. SO grateful she didn't lean towards male-our kiddos would have cried!:
And Lego (she's not as friendly as Chipmunk and her comb is a *little* brighter, but not by much, but she has a hilarious personality-which made her hard to catch a picture of! She's always into something!). Chipmunk in background:
And these are our UNDECIDED that we really need help with!:
This is US, the waddles and brighter comb confuse me. Not sure if it would be typical for an olive egger or if it's a sign of a late-blooming cockerel?:
(tail pic-s/he had been pecked at a lot by the roosters a few weeks ago while adjusting from brooder to coop and is just now growing back feathers)
(you can see one of our *Roo's* to his/her right)
This is Starbuck (same situation as US, but larger waddles and slightly lighter comb):
Robot (I'm *really* hoping this is a pullet! Between its blue/green feathers throughout and dark black legs, I'd be excited to see what kind of eggs it threw! Plus s/he is super friendly! But I've never encountered a chick with a black comb before so I have no idea what to look for other than feathering and behavior/stance which tells me pullet?):
This is one of US and Robot together, just for comparison
And alltogether just for fun! That would be Lego inside the feeder-always! S/he's smallest other than our silkies and at the bottom of the totem pole over all, but she's clever and creative! Haha!
Thank you in advance!!!!
We've been raising chickens for over a year now, but have always gotten sexed, pure-bred pullets until this year. We got a straight-run, barnyard mix of chicks several months back. They were hatched from dark brown/olive/light green eggs. Father and Mother were both either a Maran/Easter Egger (although she wasn't sure which eggs were fertilized by which rooster). Because they're a mix, we're having a little difficulty sexing them. They can't be sexed like EEs because they have waddles. They can't be sexed like Marans because they have pea combs. Any help??????!!!!
**All chicks pictured are 8-9 weeks old**
I'll start with the ones who showed as ROOs early on. If anyone thinks we're making a mistake, please let me know! We can't keep them, so sorry for the names.
Supper (my favorite of the Roo's! super sweet, protective of his ladies, and just as handsome as can be! I wish we could keep him!):
Lunch & Feeder (super stand-offish,aggressive and nippy!):
Now the ones we're 99.9% sure are out PULLETS (again *please* tell me if you think we're wrong!):
This is Chipmunk, she was a fast favorite with our kiddos due to her puffy cheeks and chipmunk appearance as a babe. Supposedly came out of a bright blue egg, but I'm not convinced. I don't care though! She's super friendly and has the smallest/lightest comb out of the bunch. SO grateful she didn't lean towards male-our kiddos would have cried!:
And Lego (she's not as friendly as Chipmunk and her comb is a *little* brighter, but not by much, but she has a hilarious personality-which made her hard to catch a picture of! She's always into something!). Chipmunk in background:
And these are our UNDECIDED that we really need help with!:
This is US, the waddles and brighter comb confuse me. Not sure if it would be typical for an olive egger or if it's a sign of a late-blooming cockerel?:
(tail pic-s/he had been pecked at a lot by the roosters a few weeks ago while adjusting from brooder to coop and is just now growing back feathers)
(you can see one of our *Roo's* to his/her right)
This is Starbuck (same situation as US, but larger waddles and slightly lighter comb):
Robot (I'm *really* hoping this is a pullet! Between its blue/green feathers throughout and dark black legs, I'd be excited to see what kind of eggs it threw! Plus s/he is super friendly! But I've never encountered a chick with a black comb before so I have no idea what to look for other than feathering and behavior/stance which tells me pullet?):
This is one of US and Robot together, just for comparison
And alltogether just for fun! That would be Lego inside the feeder-always! S/he's smallest other than our silkies and at the bottom of the totem pole over all, but she's clever and creative! Haha!
Thank you in advance!!!!
