- Mar 3, 2012
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My chicks are a little over 2 weeks old and so far seem to be coming in barred they are black with brown barring. I only kept 2 out of my 7 unfortunately. I was planning on keeping them all until they were fully feathered so I would know the results of the coloring. I heard a rumor that my cross seems to create 2 different colors a more silver and black chipmunk with orange legs and beaks and also black and brown chipmunks with green tinged legs. I ended up keeping the 2 browner ones with tinged legs. Im wondering if the color has something to do with their sex? I sold the other 5 silverish chicks to a woman who buys hatching eggs and chicks from me, she asked if she could have them since a predator got most of her flock and she was trying to rebuild. She said she would send me pic updates though. I kind of wish I kept one of each now for comparison.