Cream Legbars

[terrip824]

Cool here in Florida too! They do sort of go thru an ugly duckling stage don't they...... but beautiful to us! She is so cute.

Not as bad as Silkies,lol. I actually sent a pic to my breeder they were looking so bad. My chicks looked like adults in full molt and they were only 6 weeks old. She assured me Silkies always look a little rough, lol.

 

[Red Banks]

My 2 week olds chicks all had crests when I bought them. The newborns started getting their crest at about 2 weeks. You'll see little stray feathers start sticking up, some more than others. They are very cute!

Here are my 2 little cockerels. The first one is almost 8 wks old.

This one is almost 6 wks old.
A few of my pullets:

They look funny with their new tail feathers coming in.



Having fun in the jungle, I mean run, lol!

I love seeing everybody else's babies! I can't wait to see mine go thru these stages. So pretty!

 

[Red Banks]

2 Weeks 4 Days (October 14th, 2015)

Eden: 01.9 Ounces (0.4 Oz Gain) - Jill Rees line

^ Please forgive the mess behind her!
Eden: 01.9 Ounces (0.4 Oz Gain) - Jill Rees line

Eden: 01.9 Ounces (0.4 Oz Gain) - Jill Rees line

Eden: 01.9 Ounces (0.4 Oz Gain) - Jill Rees line

Khaleesi: 02.4 Ounces (0.5 Oz Gain) - Curtis Hale line

Khaleesi: 02.4 Ounces (0.5 Oz Gain) - Curtis Hale line

Khaleesi: 02.4 Ounces (0.5 Oz Gain) - Curtis Hale line

Khaleesi: 02.4 Ounces (0.5 Oz Gain) - Curtis Hale line

^ Surprisingly, although she had a bit of a reddish tint to her chick fluff, the feathers on her wings are developing a silver/gray/creamish.
I expressed a bit of my concern in previous posts, but am now put to ease! I also just love her quirky little baby crest! It's just so adorbs!

I will say that even though they are chicks, Eden (Rees) is much more tame and does not object to be picked up. Khaleesi on the other tame is a wild card and sometimes, I'll find her perched on one side of the box which is 15 inches high. I've now added bird netting on top so she doesn't escape!

Your babies are getting big! So cute!

 

[Red Banks]

I have 17 babies and every time I look at them, the 3 cockerels are all I see! That white spot is a real eye catcher

 

[terrip824]

I was surprised how fast the "spot" disappeared. I have also noticed how tame they are compared to other chickens I have raised. They are too funny now (8 weeks), they cant decide if they should run from the human or come see what she has. So they do both.

 

[terrip824]

Does any one have any info on the Curtis Hale line of CCL? Good? Bad? I hadn't heard of this line. Along those lines, how is the quality of chicks coming out of SHR?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

2 Weeks 4 Days (October 14th, 2015)

Eden: 01.9 Ounces (0.4 Oz Gain) - Jill Rees line

^ Surprisingly, although she had a bit of a reddish tint to her chick fluff, the feathers on her wings are developing a silver/gray/creamish.
I expressed a bit of my concern in previous posts, but am now put to ease! I also just love her quirky little baby crest! It's just so adorbs!

I will say that even though they are chicks, Eden (Rees) is much more tame and does not object to be picked up. Khaleesi on the other tame is a wild card and sometimes, I'll find her perched on one side of the box which is 15 inches high. I've now added bird netting on top so she doesn't escape!

They're so sweet! (I love baby pictures!) Khaleesi already has a little crest showing! Regarding coloring - I'm not entirely sure you can tell this young - mine are still continuing to evolve and pop up coloring in areas at 23-24 weeks. But you will adore them and it won't matter.

They fly really well into adulthood. Whatever your outdoor plans are for them, keep this in mind. I didn't realize this fully and have had to adjust my plans for confinement when letting them have roaming time. Have had to get on the ladder and pull them out of the oak tree quite a few times...

Maybe Khaleesi just can't pronounce her name...

(JK - cute name. The Naked Necks who have been reluctantly named are Tank, Puppy, Sweetie, and Mr. Green Jeans. Not quite as creative...)

- Ant Farm

 

[terrip824]

Love the name Kahleesi I've had chickens named Cersei & Jaime. And Cersei lived up to her name sake. My current group were named by my kids. it was fun explaining to my daughter that she could not name a chicken "Reese's Peanut Buttercup" lol. So she settled for 2 names. Peanut and Buttercup.

 

[caychris]

I would measure the chicks in grams so I could get a better calc the percentage of gain.

 

[Red Banks]

Love the name Kahleesi I've had chickens named Cersei & Jaime. And Cersei lived up to her name sake. My current group were named by my kids. it was fun explaining to my daughter that she could not name a chicken "Reese's Peanut Buttercup" lol. So she settled for 2 names. Peanut and Buttercup.

A long time ago I worked with a woman who enjoyed sewing. Her daughter got a new doll and named her, Polly Ester, that was back when everyone wore polyester! I like the names Peanut and Buttercup!