Calling all Koekoek owners

[chameleon]

You must be very excited! 2 great breeds

Yes, I can't wait! I should get them early tomorrow. I'll put some pictures up by the end of the day.

 

[chameleon]

They're finall here. Here's a pic of them wth the New Hampshires.


The breeder said they are almost two weeks old now. Two of the Koekoeks are almost the same size as the New Hampshires, but the rest are quite a bit smaller. I will post better pictures tomorrow.

I'll also keep you posted on how big they get compared to the New Hampshires, just as a size reference.

 

[lanichicken346]

They're finall here. Here's a pic of them wth the New Hampshires. The breeder said they are almost two weeks old now. Two of the Koekoeks are almost the same size as the New Hampshires, but the rest are quite a bit smaller. I will post better pictures tomorrow. I'll also keep you posted on how big they get compared to the New Hampshires, just as a size reference.

They look so nice and cute. All female?

 

[chameleon]

They look so nice and cute. All female?

Thanks. I don't know yet. I thought it was too soon to tell, but I was just reading that with barred rocks you can see earlier sometimes because the males have more white. So if they are like barred rocks, I'd guess I have at least two males. I'm going to try to post individual pics of them tomorrow in a breed and gender thread and see if I can get some better guesses from others.

If you'd like I can post the guesses here, along with the final results in a few weeks when I can tell for sure. It could be interesting to see if we can acurately sex Koekoeks at an early age.

 

[lanichicken346]

I read on the wiki page of koekoeks that they have distinct marks when they are chicks and can easily be sexed.

Can't wait to see more pics

 

[chameleon]

I read on the wiki page of koekoeks that they have distinct marks when they are chicks and can easily be sexed.

Can't wait to see more pics

I read that too and completely forgot about it

It's a pity they don't say what distinct markings. Hopefully it's the same as Barred Rocks.

 

[chameleon]

So here's all my chicks. I don't have guesses on gender yet, but if I get anything I'll edit it into this post.

Chick 1


Chick 2


Chick 3


Chick 4


Chick 5


Chick 6


Sorry, some of them are a bit blurry, these chicks are like popcorn

 

[lanichicken346]

So here's all my chicks. I don't have guesses on gender yet, but if I get anything I'll edit it into this post. Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4 Chick 5 Chick 6 Sorry, some of them are a bit blurry, these chicks are like popcorn

Haha thanks for the pics. They are beautiful! Take good care of them! Raising them from such a young age will be rewarding. They grow very fast

 

[lanichicken346]

Their feet look very orange. Mine aren't that orangr. In fact the one with the crest doesn't have orange feet at all. Do all koekoeks have orange feet?

 

[chameleon]

Their feet look very orange. Mine aren't that orangr. In fact the one with the crest doesn't have orange feet at all. Do all koekoeks have orange feet?

These are my first, and as you've mentioned there's not much info out there, so I can't be sure. From a quick Google image search it seems most have orange legs, but there's a few pics of ones with lighter legs too. It's my first time buying from this breeder, but he breeds show quality birds so I think he's reasonably reliable. I'll have a look if I can find a breed standard for them.