Fishychick
Songster
I have attached photos of my babies who are 5 weeks old today. I am so confused as to who is a girl and who is a boy! What do you think? Here are my descriptions:
1. Perky - naked neck, hatched first from cream egg, super hyper and outgoing for the first two weeks, felt sure he was a boy if ever there was one, current comb is very small as are waddles and spurs, now acts like a wussy.
2. Daffy - gray frizzle, hatched second from light brown egg, always been sweet as pie, only chick who doesn't act like being held by me means certain death, I have a strong feeling she's a girl but now her comb is a little red; she is dominant, leads the flock.
3. Billie - black frizzle, assist hatched from dark brown egg, acted like a rooster until about a week ago, and now seems calmer, seems to have some waddles, has the biggest comb of all of them but body shape now seems female.
4. Angel - only non-frizzle, assist hatched from green egg, almost died at hatch but I saved him, looks now the most like a rooster to me based on body build, long strong legs but has no obvious waddles; Angel will jump kick the others so if that's not a rooster, I don't know what is.
Anyway, ideally I would get 3 girls and 1 boy because I do want a rooster. I'm having the pen renovated soon with a separate run so I could keep a second rooster separate but I don't know who I'd deal with three roosters! I love them so they're all staying.
These are all photos from today. Also, Perky, the naked neck has a few lumps on his neck. I'm guessing they're like in grown feathers? He (or is it she?) freaks when I try to hold or examine him.
Thanks chickie friends!
1. Perky - naked neck, hatched first from cream egg, super hyper and outgoing for the first two weeks, felt sure he was a boy if ever there was one, current comb is very small as are waddles and spurs, now acts like a wussy.
2. Daffy - gray frizzle, hatched second from light brown egg, always been sweet as pie, only chick who doesn't act like being held by me means certain death, I have a strong feeling she's a girl but now her comb is a little red; she is dominant, leads the flock.
3. Billie - black frizzle, assist hatched from dark brown egg, acted like a rooster until about a week ago, and now seems calmer, seems to have some waddles, has the biggest comb of all of them but body shape now seems female.
4. Angel - only non-frizzle, assist hatched from green egg, almost died at hatch but I saved him, looks now the most like a rooster to me based on body build, long strong legs but has no obvious waddles; Angel will jump kick the others so if that's not a rooster, I don't know what is.
Anyway, ideally I would get 3 girls and 1 boy because I do want a rooster. I'm having the pen renovated soon with a separate run so I could keep a second rooster separate but I don't know who I'd deal with three roosters! I love them so they're all staying.
These are all photos from today. Also, Perky, the naked neck has a few lumps on his neck. I'm guessing they're like in grown feathers? He (or is it she?) freaks when I try to hold or examine him.
Thanks chickie friends!