My 4 Buff O chicks are now 3+ weeks old and are the cutest little things. For some reason they are about half the size of my Buff O/Welsummer crosses and I've noticed that two of them are very light colored, almost white compared to the regular Buff O 'gold' colored chicks. I think I've posted this pic before but if you look closely at the three chicks to the left of momma Aggie, you will see what I am talking about.
The middle chick of the three is almost gold but the chicks on either side of it are paler in comparison. The little girl or guy on the left under mom is the last chick to hatch and actually came from an abandoned egg that I hatched out in the house. It's name is Rocky due to it's rocky start in life. But is this color variation normal in BO chicks? Will they feather out with the regular BO gold or be lighter in color?
I had similar, my BO hen hatched 4 JO (purchased, supposed to be JO) chicks. 2 marked like JO, one golden like BO, one much paler....
I am wondering the same thing.. I suspect my two wont be JO marked.
guessing yours might turn
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