Consolidated Kansas

[Dani4Hedgies]

Minor issue with cam will have it up asap, at what age do you start giving your chicks veggies I have some celery, green peppers my chicks are on med chick feed and they were hatched Monday Nov 16th. Thank you

 

[TakenBackBre]

Minor issue with cam will have it up asap, at what age do you start giving your chicks veggies I have some celery, green peppers my chicks are on  med chick feed and they were hatched Monday Nov 16th. Thank you

Very cool. I'll have to check the webcam out once it's fixed.

 

[KsKingBee]

I should have never bragged on those **** dogs, we haven't seen them since yesterday afternoon. And I am flat on my back and dan't get out there to find them.

 

[chicken danz]

Minor issue with cam will have it up asap, at what age do you start giving your chicks veggies I have some celery, green peppers my chicks are on med chick feed and they were hatched Monday Nov 16th. Thank you

They probably wont' eat green pepper and celery yet. You can try giving them the seeds from the green pepper and they might go for those.I'd try cauliflower or brocolli heads first. Remember if it is anything that might be larger than or tougher than chick starter it's wise to give them some grit. Sand is about the right size for them now. Just be sure it is clean and it's not silica sand.
Originally Posted by KsKingBee
They'll come home for food. Just too immature right now. Normally when they get older they stop the roaming....except in heat. I know your frustration. I am really sick of looking for dogs. Since I penned the young girl up they are staying home. Knock on wood. The worst part is they don't really mature before about 2 1/2 years.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

ok so no veggies yet but what about mealies worms? I have been farming them for the last couple months so that even in the middle of winter my babies can have and enjoy living bugs? Also we did pick up starter chick grit when we got their food so when do we need to start offering that? Thanks everyone!!!!

 

[chicken danz]

Yeah mealies are great but don't feed too many or they'll get diarrhea. Start using grit as soon as you start feeding them anything bigger than chick starter.

 

[sharol]

I took some pictures of some of my 11 week old English Orps (from Danz's eggs). The top picture is my Jubilee cockerel. he is 27 weeks old.



I this this little girl is mottled. Right? She is different from all her sisters and brother(s).




I've thought this chick is a female all along. Her brother is obviously male with developing comb and bigger tail, but the irridescent color has me a little concerned. I'm also seeing some suspicious feathers back around the tail. It is the chick toward the back in the next picture. The other black cockerel I had was obviously male from only a couple of weeks old, so this one has me puzzled.





This little black chick is clearly a pullet. She is the trouble maker in the brood. She slips out the gate or under the fence to roam outside the yard. Fortunately she has gotten too big to get through any of the holes any more.




The is the gray (blue?) pullet. There is a blue cockerel (obviously larger and more developed than the pullets) that I didn't get a picture of. The shading of her color is interesting.


Any input on that black chick? late developing cockerel? (I hope not, I rather have a pullet)

 

[chicken danz]

I took some pictures of some of my 11 week old English Orps (from Danz's eggs). The top picture is my Jubilee cockerel. he is 27 weeks old.




I this this little girl is mottled. Right? She is different from all her sisters and brother(s). Beautiful female mottle at that. As she ages she will become more mottled. I haven't produced any pullets myself that nice.

I've thought this chick is a female all along. Her brother is obviously male with developing comb and bigger tail, but the irridescent color has me a little concerned. I'm also seeing some suspicious feathers back around the tail. It is the chick toward the back in the next picture. The other black cockerel I had was obviously male from only a couple of weeks old, so this one has me puzzled. His feathers certainly look cockerel like but the head and the body shape seems more feminine. I think it's a wait and see thing. I had one cockerel I had
offered for sale but had no takers. It turned out to be a gorgeous pullet months later. I could have sworn it was a cockerel. Darn orps!!!!




This little black chick is clearly a pullet. She is the trouble maker in the brood. She slips out the gate or under the fence to roam outside the yard. Fortunately she has gotten too big to get through any of the holes any more. Unless there is light on her in the picture she could be a mottle as well. Do you know what egg she came from?



The is the gray (blue?) pullet. There is a blue cockerel (obviously larger and more developed than the pullets) that I didn't get a picture of. The shading of her color is interesting. I love the blues especially when each feather is outlined.


Any input on that black chick? late developing cockerel? (I hope not, I rather have a pullet)

 

[sharol]

The black pullet has white spots on her lower chest. I don't know which egg she came out of. I sort of lost track of which eggs hatched. A couple of them disappeared after hatch before I could get hold of them.

I'll get a picture of the other blue pullet tomorrow. She also looks a little mottled.

Thanks for the input on the cockerel/pullet. I'm in a wait and see mood right now. There is plenty of time.

 

[chicken danz]

Yeah I'd say the black one is a mottle. Not all mottles show many spots. Mine could have a lot more but then, one offspring has a tremendous amount of white. It started with a few spots and has turned whiter and whiter in time.
I didn't think I had that mottled roo in the blues when you got eggs but I must have. I have one chick here who I am sure is a cockerel who definitely looks like a mottled blue. That was what I was trying for so I guess it worked to some degree.