I'm a chicken newbie. A while back, my husband and I ordered 6 chicks from a popular online website (which I will not name), and all six did not survive the journey. I was devastated to say the least...I went out that day and bought 4 straight-run bantam cochin chicks from Wilco, and three straight-run chicks (1 blue laced red wyandotte and 2 lavender ameraucanas) from a local hatchery. Then I bought two more the next day (I know...), a RIR and a black australorp that were female so I would know for sure I had two females, and crossed my fingers I would have 3 or 4 females out of the straight runs. Now I have chickens coming out my ears as you can see from my profile pic.
I need some help figuring out the gender of my chicks, I will post pics and questions in another thread. I'm already pretty sure 3 of them are male. They are 5 to 6 weeks old (the bantam cochins are about a week older than the others). I have lots of questions and I know you guys have lots of answers! I'm looking forward to being part of the Backyard Chicken community
Thanks for joining us. Sounds like chicken math got a hold of you really quick. It does that sometimes.
So you have definitely come to the right place for help
. One of us in this wonderful community will always be glad to help. So welcome to our flock and post pics and ask all the questions you desire. We will find out some answers and solutions to any problems.
This old man really enjoys pictures, it always helps me get a better handle of a situation. So pull up a chair and enjoy
