California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

and Jamie Lee

 

[ronott1]

Thanks Ron

ETA I have decided to name my two Silver Grey Dorkings
Joan

and Jamie Lee

Very nice!

I named min Mimi for Screaming Mimi--she was very chatty but has calmed down a bunch now.

 

[tommysgirl]

Very nice!

I named min Mimi for Screaming Mimi--she was very chatty but has calmed down a bunch now.

hahaha I can see that my Polish Dorking takes ater her daddy...she and the two full SGD girls have the same croaky cluck For those who might not know why Joan and Jamie....

 

[tommysgirl]

Here are some pics of the little black chick. Sex is a mystery. In CA greys the females hatch out darker than the males. This baby was coal black at birth and now at 2 weeks is getting some cuckoo pattern emerging so in that respect it seems like a pullet. Cockerels tend to have a head spot and in that one pic the way it is standing might indicate boy as well. On the other hand I was sure every one of my CA greys were mis sexed because, even though they were pullets, they behaved like boys which this little one does as well.

One SPW is definitely more yellow and the other is more grey. No idea if that means anything but they are sure sturdy little things. So here they are if you can stand it, and even if you can't.

 

[ronott1]

hahaha I can see that my Polish Dorking takes ater her daddy...she and the two full SGD girls have the same croaky cluck For those who might not know why Joan and Jamie....

She is coming along nicely! Not at point of lay yet sadly.

 

[ronott1]

Here are some pics of the little black chick. Sex is a mystery. In CA greys the females hatch out darker than the males. This baby was coal black at birth and now at 2 weeks is getting some cuckoo pattern emerging so in that respect it seems like a pullet. Cockerels tend to have a head spot and in that one pic the way it is standing might indicate boy as well. On the other hand I was sure every one of my CA greys were mis sexed because, even though they were pullets, they behaved like boys which this little one does as well.
One SPW is definitely more yellow and the other is more grey. No idea if that means anything but they are sure sturdy little things. So here they are if you can stand it, and even if you can't.

I think the one i the middle is a Cockerel.

The chicks are not pure California Gray?

 

[debs_flock]

Here are some pics of the little black chick. Sex is a mystery. In CA greys the females hatch out darker than the males. This baby was coal black at birth and now at 2 weeks is getting some cuckoo pattern emerging so in that respect it seems like a pullet. Cockerels tend to have a head spot and in that one pic the way it is standing might indicate boy as well. On the other hand I was sure every one of my CA greys were mis sexed because, even though they were pullets, they behaved like boys which this little one does as well.

One SPW is definitely more yellow and the other is more grey. No idea if that means anything but they are sure sturdy little things. So here they are if you can stand it, and even if you can't.

I don't know if it holds true with CA Grays after the mixture of breeds, but with a barred rock you can sex them as soon as their wing feathers come in. A pullet, the black and white bar will be the same width, giving them an overall darker appearance. A cockerel, the white bar will be wider than the black bar, making them look lighter overall.

But I don't know if that holds true with the CA Grays. But if it does hold true, I'd call that a pullet.

 

[tommysgirl]

I think the one i the middle is a Cockerel.

The chicks are not pure California Gray?

No the two Silver Penciled Wyandottes are supposed to be pure and I have no reason to believe they aren't. The little black one has a Delaware daddy (ozzie) and a CA Grey mommy (blanche). I am a little excited to have more of the Ozzie and Blanche union eggs hatch. I would love to figure out if there is a sex link. They would be great egg birds for sure and I imagine the cockerels would dress out well. Tom wants to keep this baby regardless since he was the first to see it, it was the first to hatch and it's little personality has him calling it El Diablo

I am eventually going to replace my Icelandics with CA Greys because I like them more...that is unless I can find some cool looking Icelandics that will fit in with a black, white, grey, blue, silver and red color pallet

 

[tommysgirl]

I don't know if it holds true with CA Grays after the mixture of breeds, but with a barred rock you can sex them as soon as their wing feathers come in. A pullet, the black and white bar will be the same width, giving them an overall darker appearance. A cockerel, the white bar will be wider than the black bar, making them look lighter overall.

But I don't know if that holds true with the CA Grays. But if it does hold true, I'd call that a pullet.

In CA greys the pullets are darker and this baby was black as night when it hatched so I am pulling for pullet too.

 

[ronott1]

No the two Silver Penciled Wyandottes are supposed to be pure and I have no reason to believe they aren't. The little black one has a Delaware daddy (ozzie) and a CA Grey mommy (blanche). I am a little excited to have more of the Ozzie and Blanche union eggs hatch. I would love to figure out if there is a sex link. They would be great egg birds for sure and I imagine the cockerels would dress out well. Tom wants to keep this baby regardless since he was the first to see it, it was the first to hatch and it's little personality has him calling it El Diablo

I am eventually going to replace my Icelandics with CA Greys because I like them more...that is unless I can find some cool looking Icelandics that will fit in with a black, white, grey, blue, silver and red color pallet

I have seen Swedish flower Hens that would fit that color pallet.