As far as photos, try to give them a treat they can eat from your one hand while you snap a few closeups with the other, or put feed right in front of you and wait for them to look upMan, oh man - I wish I knew how you guys take such awesome chicken photos! I've spent half the day chasing this little bugger around, and couldn't get a single outdoor shot.
Anyhow, it was suggested that I repost the Mystery Chick at 8 weeks, so here s/he is (and please forgive the terrible color; they were all taken in th barn, where the light is pretty much nonexistent on an overcast day):
That's what I do anyway.
In regard to gender, that chicks comb looks really red for 8 weeks. I can't see if it has 1 main row of peas or 3 rows of peas on the comb for the picture. If it has 3 main rows all equally big, then I say rooster, if it has only one really clear row of peas on the comb I'd say hen. Here look at the difference in the combs of my 8 week old rooster ( middle gray one and the hen of the same age on the right.) Is there any way to get more of a front shot of your chicky's comb?
