Look at size difference from freedoms and reg chick at 3 weeks

[noahsark]

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

You sure that little one is not just a runt FR?

 

[eKo_birdies]

that's what i was wondering myself...

they all look to be some sort of a variation of the red colored frangers. 2 boys and 1 girl... that could also account for some of the size variation.

once i figure out how to post pictures (try is more like it..) i will post a picture of the smallest runt ranger ever, "lil homie." she is a bantam sized chicken. but is a 17 week old freedom ranger meat bird. go figure..

 

[noahsark]

Nope, shes a rhode island red hen..The post office mistakingly delivered my box of Freedom roos to a lady who ordered ( from another company) a box of rhode hens...she had mixed them altogether thinking she just got another box..when she figured out the second box wasnt her laying hen box, we had to try and pick out 26 , two day old chicks...We did pretty good, I got two of heres, and she got two of mine..I picked up my two from her today, and she let me keep the laying hen for a pet., and to compare size for ya all.. So I know shes a laying hen, probaly a rhode island red! Good old pos office,LOL!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I may be completely wrong here, as I don't raise them, but don't RIR have really yellow legs and feet?

 

[eKo_birdies]

i'll be interested to see how she grows out...

i don't really see much RIR in there. i thought their initial fuzz was darker as well.. not as yellow as that one.

you might be surprised at the size difference between all the frangers..... the runts can be REALLY small.

 

[eKo_birdies]

did you end up ordering a straight run or all males?

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

that's what I'm thinking too, runt girl. (I am often wrong though lol)

 

[terri9630]

I don't remember my RIR's having that many feathers at 3 weeks. I can't look at the pictures though because they are on my husbands computer and it is acting goofy right now.

 

[noahsark]

Ya know, she could be any laying hen, it was just a guess that she was a rir..however, she came from a batch of ordered laying hens from a hatchery that does not sell freedom rangers, so who knows what she is, maybe she looks like a fredom because shes been raised with them , LOL!!!
I moved them all out today to their outside pen..Wed they will be one month, I will add pictures.We went camping for 4 days and I swear they got HUGE while we were gone!