First time Chick parent
Hatching
- Apr 8, 2024
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Who else has a Barred Rock that has fuzzy or feathered feet? I have one that's 5 weeks old
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Most likely Cuckoo Marans..
Slate/grey colored legs with pink feet?
Most likely Cuckoo Marans..
Slate/grey colored legs with pink feet?
I'm guessing your chick not misplaced in wrong container by an employee, which is a common occurrence especially with chicks that look similar at a few days old. But judging by the feathered legs in your description it's a Marans or Marans hybrid/mix and not a Barred Rock.Well I was told it was a Barred Rock at the store I got it from and I also got a Maran that was in a separate container
Thank you! Yuh I think a mix up. Do you have any pictures of your Maran s?I'm guessing your chick not misplaced in wrong container by an employee, which is a common occurrence especially with chicks that look similar at a few days old. But judging by the feathered legs in your description it's a Marans or Marans hybrid/mix and not a Barred Rock.
You could contact your place you got it from, maybe they will give you a BR chick or 2 for the mix up of not getting what you wanted. They normally are pretty good about that kind of stuff.
Hope you enjoy your little Marans.. I have 19 of them.
I'll try and send some laterThank you! Yuh I think a mix up. Do you have any pictures of your Maran s?
What you are describing would be a Cuckoo Marans, or an Olive Egger if she lays olive eggs and has a tiny crest (though I did not see you mention this trait, so I assume she does not have a crest, and of course at this age you would not be getting eggs from her yet). Feed stores, especially Tractor Supply, incorrectly place their chicks constantly, switching breeds up and even species because of the common lack of knowledge in employees. I would not be surprised that your chick was not the breed she was labeled to be. Chicks sometimes fly out of the bins themselves and land in another. When there is not any room for extra chicks, the employees will stick them in a random bin of their choosing.Well I was told it was a Barred Rock at the store I got it from and I also got a Maran that was in a separate container
I'll second that with purchasing 4 Columbian Wyandottes and growing out 4 Cornish Cross cockerels.Tractor supply isn’t known for having their birds in the right bins. I once got a super nice RIR from an EE bucket
I saw Cornish Cross in the bantam bin once. It was such a shame.I'll second that with purchasing 4 Columbian Wyandottes and growing out 4 Cornish Cross cockerels.
Why yes, I do...Thank you! Yuh I think a mix up. Do you have any pictures of your Maran s?