Oh wow! Thanks for those pics! The JG and BA are nearly as identical fully grown as they are as chicks. No wonder it's so hard to narrow it down. Glad I checked those feet... a very good tip I hadn't read yet, thank you. I love th BO pic! Such pretty birds. Hope she turns out to be extremely docile and maybe even a lap chicken?
I tend to the gardens daily and it'd be great to have a constant companion in the yard. Right now she's the smallest and most scared. She tends to hide in the corner anytime I reach my hand in the run. My BPR, though young and small, has no issues trying to peck me when I try to pick her up. Hope with more interaction she warms up to me. My older girls (the 8 week olds) are happy just being chickens. In the morning, I open the door to their run and pop open the hatch to their coop and they promptly fly out in a parade and cluck happily to be out and free to range in the yard. I've tried to handle them as much as possible, but they'd much rather be left alone to peck the yard together and roost on my patio furniture and pots. I often spend a lot of time just sitting on the patio and watching the older girls forage. So fun to see.
I've brought my 4 week olds home yesterday. The older girls pecked them and fought with them badly, especially my little BO. I ended up fashioning a divider for my coop at night to seperate them. Hope I don't have to do this too long. This prefab coop I bought from Atwoods is pretty small and our new coop won't be finished for at least another week.
Anyway, very happy to have finally narrowed down the breed of my girls. I had no idea I had such a mixed flock, but I think I like it this way. A good mix of colors and personalities, it seems, is ahead of me. Thanks for all of your help!
Thank you all so much for helping me with all of this!!
