Ok, this one has me stumped. I walked in this afternoon to feed & water, everyone is up and running around, and.... my 10-day old barred rock straight run chicks now have BLACK legs! We're talking Australorp-black legs. They are SUPER dark.
The two slow-feathering ones still have light-colored legs... but is it really possible that I picked 5/7 pullets out of the straight run bin at TSC during the busiest time of the year for pullets??? I am so, so excited if this is the case!!!
So... what's up with that? They're from Tractor Supply as a straight run and supplied by Mt Healthy. Anyone experienced barred rocks legs turning darker at 1-2 weeks?? My older BRs definitely didn't do this when they were chicks. WEIRD.
The two slow-feathering ones still have light-colored legs... but is it really possible that I picked 5/7 pullets out of the straight run bin at TSC during the busiest time of the year for pullets??? I am so, so excited if this is the case!!!
So... what's up with that? They're from Tractor Supply as a straight run and supplied by Mt Healthy. Anyone experienced barred rocks legs turning darker at 1-2 weeks?? My older BRs definitely didn't do this when they were chicks. WEIRD.
Also the first two I bought had equal shading and one darkened and was a pullet, and the other stayed the same and was a roo. HTH!
