GAMES FOR EGGS and other fun prizes

[BlueBaby]

If you ever want any more, I'm a member of the Orloff Society and can get you breeder contact information for some people that have excellent birds. Or if you want some eggs in the spring from my "starter" flock, just let me know! (They need work, but then again, all Orloffs in the US need work.)

Too bad you weren't also a member of the Standard- sized Australorp Society here. I would take you up on your offer then, because I'm looking for some more of those.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

It has been really quiet in here lately! I thought that I would take some updated pics of the ayam cemani chicks They're getting big fast! In the brooder with them are a few CCL chicks, a BCM and a wheaten Marans x RIR

 

[FridayYet]

How old are they Aurora?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How old are they Aurora?

I had to go back in my pm's and look to see when CJ actually sent them to me to figure it out lol. It looks like they're only 6 weeks old. I was thinking that they were older.

 

[FridayYet]

Thank you - gives me an idea on feathering, since mine are 3 weeks old now. I have 4 left since I ended up selling one chick as a pet along with two of my mutts. It's going to be spoiled yard candy.

 

[AlilSassy]

So the tallish combs... do those indicate likely boys, or do the big floppy comb breed chicks pop theirs up sooner regardless? I had some Hmong and sold all of the taller combed ones, and kept the rose comb combed ones lol... now my Andalusians who are supposed to be girls also have taller combs, but I do have an obvious red combed Male of them as well...so thinkin I judged too soon on the Hmong, especially seeing your Cemani... these are my first big comb breeds... so learnin on sexing them...

 

[OneMountainAcres]

So the tallish combs... do those indicate likely boys, or do the big floppy comb breed chicks pop theirs up sooner regardless? I had some Hmong and sold all of the taller combed ones, and kept the rose comb combed ones lol... now my Andalusians who are supposed to be girls also have taller combs, but I do have an obvious red combed Male of them as well...so thinkin I judged too soon on the Hmong, especially seeing your Cemani... these are my first big comb breeds... so learnin on sexing them...

Usually with large combed breeds, I can tell sex by 4-5 weeks because the combs start turning pink and little wattles start showing. The Marans mix and BCM in the brooder are about 4 weeks old and I know for a fact that they're both boys. These Ayam cemani have me totally stumped though lol. I'm thinking that I either have all pullets or all cockerels. They all feathered in at the exact same rate and the combs all look about the same.

 

[cjwaldon]

There's a range in comb size in my line still. Not all the boys get big comb, like this one for example.





Without comb size or comb color as early indications, it's hard for me to tell gender. I'm getting better, but the tell-tale sign still is the saddle and/or sickle feathers.

We could have a guessing game on the prize chicks. I suspect all three leghorns are boys, but I haven't even tried guessing genders on the AC.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

There's a range in comb size in my line still. Not all the boys get big comb, like this one for example. Without comb size or comb color as early indications, it's hard for me to tell gender. I'm getting better, but the tell-tale sign still is the saddle and/or sickle feathers. We could have a guessing game on the prize chicks. I suspect all three leghorns are boys, but I haven't even tried guessing genders on the AC.

That could be fun Any guesses on the sex of my 3?

 

[cjwaldon]

That could be fun

Any guesses on the sex of my 3?

Two boys and a pullet.