Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Look what we have here.
My aunt sent me pictures this morning of the chicks she hatched. The Black one is technically a Olive Egger being a cross between Bubba x Owly. The white and spotted ones are Branch x the leghorn girls. If I had known that cross would have produced those chicks, I would have done it myself.
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They are darlings!

 

[Themellowyellows]

That's awesome!

Thanks!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

How old is it?

I am not sure, they did not post a age in the add. I think it looks a couple weeks older then my chicks who are 4 weeks old. I can tell from the picture there is enough of a size difference that I would not feel comfortable housing it with my chicks. The silkies are just too little right now. Thanks to the reference pictures you posted I am not as worried about Adele. Her pompom is nice and rounded, not wild and crazy. That said, she is only 4 weeks and I do not know if being a mix she will hold true to that.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Mugs Monday

Little one, are you going to remain Adele or do I have a Julio on my hands.

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday
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Little one, are you going to remain Adele or do I have a Julio on my hands.

Let me find 4 week old photos of Sylvie and Legertha.

 

[BY Bob]

Let me find 4 week old photos of Sylvie and Legertha.

@RebeccaBoyd

At 4 weeks

At 5 weeks

 

[rural mouse]

Polish people,

In your experience is this looking like a rooster?
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Don't have a lot of experience with crests, but that does have some of those wild things happening. Things 1 & 2 (while Houdan, the crests grow the same) NEVER had that sort of spikiness. They did have wild moments as they grew, but that's a bit much. Even so, another 2-3 weeks would make it unmistakable.

 

[rural mouse]

Look what we have here.
My aunt sent me pictures this morning of the chicks she hatched. The Black one is technically a Olive Egger being a cross between Bubba x Owly. The white and spotted ones are Branch x the leghorn girls. If I had known that cross would have produced those chicks, I would have done it myself.
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They're beauties!!!

 

[rural mouse]

I am not sure, they did not post a age in the add. I think it looks a couple weeks older then my chicks who are 4 weeks old. I can tell from the picture there is enough of a size difference that I would not feel comfortable housing it with my chicks. The silkies are just too little right now. Thanks to the reference pictures you posted I am not as worried about Adele. Her pompom is nice and rounded, not wild and crazy. That said, she is only 4 weeks and I do not know if being a mix she will hold true to that.

The pics you posted show a baby still needing head/upper neck feathers. I'm thinking 5-6 weeks on that one. I am seeing crest feathers doing that spread like in the ref pic Bob shared. Makes me more convinced it's a Polish Cockerel, gold laced.

 

[rural mouse]

Mugs Monday
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Little one, are you going to remain Adele or do I have a Julio on my hands.

So far, I see Adele. Can change overnight, but right now....she's darling.