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[sol2go]

there is no way i could pick a favorite but the one in the bottom pic (miss america) is pretty special. she totally ran across a lawn to us at the breeder's, ran back to the coop and grabbed a friend and came back over to us. she never runs away from me and always wants to be picked up! the black one (siouxsie sioux) and her will jump on the edge of the brooder for me to pick them up, which is pretty cute. the white one (the baby baby- named cuz she's going to look like our poodle) started off really gangly so its fun to see her feathers come and in and see how cute she is getting. the orange one (penny) is super slow growing, I've been really working with her to try to get her bigger, hoping she's a runt or late bloomer...

Your naming conventions and stories are about as cute as the chicks. Penny looks like she is more feathers than body weight =)

 

[Sylvester017]

Originally Posted by sol2go
thanks! we brought home 4 chicks 4 weeks ago and they've been so much fun. we have frizzle sizzle cochins and smooth and standard silkies. on days that have been warm here i let them roam the backyard and they love it, they hunt down bugs and eat the weeds. its pretty cool to see city hall in the distance as i listen to the chicks peeping! i feel like a real farmer! here are my little girls:

They are so cute! How were you able to tell they were all girls when you got them?

 

[UrbanFarmOC]

thanks! we brought home 4 chicks 4 weeks ago and they've been so much fun. we have frizzle sizzle cochins and smooth and standard silkies. on days that have been warm here i let them roam the backyard and they love it, they hunt down bugs and eat the weeds. its pretty cool to see city hall in the distance as i listen to the chicks peeping! i feel like a real farmer! here are my little girls:

Super cute!

 

[chick-habit]

Your naming conventions and stories are about as cute as the chicks.  Penny looks like she is more feathers than body weight =)

She is!! I'm keeping such a close eye on her and spoiling the hell out of her trying to get her to grow!

 

[chick-habit]

They are so cute!  How were you able to tell they were all girls when you got them?

The breeder sold them as girls, they were sexed by someone with a 87% success rate. Of course there's always a chance they turn out to be Roos, we are crossing our fingers against that! Thanks for the compliment. They're so much fun to photograph.

 

[Sylvester017]

The breeder sold them as girls, they were sexed by someone with a 87% success rate. Of course there's always a chance they turn out to be Roos, we are crossing our fingers against that! Thanks for the compliment. They're so much fun to photograph.

DNA testing can positively ID males/females. Amber Waves Silkies in Norco, CA does the tests and their female chicks are priced according to how the male to female ratio returns for the cost they had to spend to have all the chicks sexed. Therefore their female chicks can go from $100 on up depending on how many roos come back from the same testing. Worth it to me to have guaranteed pullets since we aren't zoned for roos and those little Silkie boys just can't shut up crowing -

. I got 2 Silkie chicks my first time and one turned out a roo and it was heartbreaking giving him up - it takes several months to positively ID the sexes. You can guess at about 3 to 4 months old but by 5 to 6 months it's pretty certain what sex they are. DNA is one way to have positive females and still get to enjoy them as chicks without worrying what they'll be.

 

[chick-habit]

DNA testing can positively ID males/females.  Amber Waves Silkies in Norco, CA does the tests and their female chicks are priced according to how the male to female ratio returns for the cost they had to spend to have all the chicks sexed.  Therefore their female chicks can go from $100 on up depending on how many roos come back from the same testing.  Worth it to me to have guaranteed pullets since we aren't zoned for roos and those little Silkie boys just can't shut up crowing - .  I got 2 Silkie chicks my first time and one turned out a roo and it was heartbreaking giving him up - it takes several months to positively ID the sexes.  You can guess at about 3 to 4 months old but by 5 to 6 months it's pretty certain what sex they are.  DNA is one way to have positive females and still get to enjoy them as chicks without worrying what they'll be.

Oh man I wish I knew about that before!!

 

[Sylvester017]

Oh man I wish I knew about that before!!

Same here - if I had known about Amber Waves DNA sooner I wouldn't have gone through finding a home for our sweet 6-month Partridge boy. And Norco is only about an hour's drive from us.

 

[chick-habit]

Same here - if I had known about Amber Waves DNA sooner I wouldn't have gone through finding a home for our sweet 6-month Partridge boy. And Norco is only about an hour's drive from us.

At what point did you realize you had a roo?!

 

[perchie.girl]

dna sexing
http://www.healthgene.com/avian-dna-testing/1306/

15.00 per bird that gets expensive for a bird you dont want.... for those who buy 20 chicks at 10.00 a piece for 200 dollars.... add an additional 300.00 to that

I would do it say for emus or very very rare or expensive breeding stock.

Not for a bunch of EEs....

There are bunches of places to find a roo a home.... among other things.

I am not adverse to sending them to freezer camp either. You spend so much money raising them up feeding them a controlled diet....

But then I can have just about as many roos as I want.

deb