That's hat I thought too Debi...........LOLLooks like a boy and girl to me!
Both of their behinds are almost featherless. I'm thinking mites might be the issue. I have Sevin and will try this next step. Their bums are red and swollen.
Here is my Splash Marans pullet at almost 5 months. Her mom started laying at 19 weeks, so I hope she'll follow suit. She came from a really nice dark egg. I will breed her back to her sire to try to improve on some things. Her eyes look dark here, because of lighting/shadows. They are a nice reddish bay color in person
I do. I have 8 large flat tupperware boxes (1' W x 2' L x 6" H). I've drilled holes in the lids to allow for ventilation. I filled them with wheat bran from the local discount grocery store (they sell bulk & will order a 20# bag for me). I'll mix in oat bran or whatever stale cereal or bread I have as well (this is the "food"). Then I layer potatoes or apples on top of the bran (for their "water"). I started my colony with 10,000 worm that I got from ordering online (can't remember which site but do a good search as priced seemed to vary widely). I just poured them in & let 'em go. They'll molt into larvae which become cute little brown beetles that lay their eggs that hatch into more meal worms. Ta da! You add more wheat bran & potatoes as they consume it.
