Phew, that took less than I thought! Ok here are the 3 Marans, that do NOT like their pics being taken, from that noisy bad camera! I still need to fine tune this thing some more!
First and only pic of "Gabby", 8 week old Blue Copper with no copper yet. This chick is always talking, never shuts up! I'd say pullet. Her neck is not short, she has it drawn in due to the camera.
Next is the Wheaten pullet, "Wheatie-Pie". She is going to be a biiig girl! Very stout for a pullet of this age, again 8 weeks old.
And now, the mystery chick. This is "Kiwi", as in almost no danged tail! Don, I know you called this one a roo back a few weeks ago, and you still maybe right. In the pics, it does look roo-ish, but behavior, and other things that so much resemble it's mother (Olivia) still make me question this. There are no pointy hackle feathers, the personality is very calm and quiet. It has a very soft feeling feather, almost like the feel of a Cockatoo, with a powdery feel to it, just like it's mom. On the other hand, when I went to take the first pic, Kiwi immediately took a pose almost exactly like his dad Clyde! I'll have to dig up that pic to show you the comparison. No doubt who the daddy is here! This one also has the mottled coloring on the comb that Olivia had up until POL. She also had somewhat larger wattles than all of my other hens, still does, but they are very neat and round shaped. So, the jury is still out on this one for me. Boys usually start to crow here at 8 weeks, so maybe this week I will know for sure? The other thing too is the tail. Now granted, he/she is clamping it down to it's butt in the pics, which didn't help matters, but it is still very short for this age. I do remember 2 pullets from my very first clutch of Marans having the same thing, but have never seen it in a roo here.
First and only pic of "Gabby", 8 week old Blue Copper with no copper yet. This chick is always talking, never shuts up! I'd say pullet. Her neck is not short, she has it drawn in due to the camera.
Next is the Wheaten pullet, "Wheatie-Pie". She is going to be a biiig girl! Very stout for a pullet of this age, again 8 weeks old.
And now, the mystery chick. This is "Kiwi", as in almost no danged tail! Don, I know you called this one a roo back a few weeks ago, and you still maybe right. In the pics, it does look roo-ish, but behavior, and other things that so much resemble it's mother (Olivia) still make me question this. There are no pointy hackle feathers, the personality is very calm and quiet. It has a very soft feeling feather, almost like the feel of a Cockatoo, with a powdery feel to it, just like it's mom. On the other hand, when I went to take the first pic, Kiwi immediately took a pose almost exactly like his dad Clyde! I'll have to dig up that pic to show you the comparison. No doubt who the daddy is here! This one also has the mottled coloring on the comb that Olivia had up until POL. She also had somewhat larger wattles than all of my other hens, still does, but they are very neat and round shaped. So, the jury is still out on this one for me. Boys usually start to crow here at 8 weeks, so maybe this week I will know for sure? The other thing too is the tail. Now granted, he/she is clamping it down to it's butt in the pics, which didn't help matters, but it is still very short for this age. I do remember 2 pullets from my very first clutch of Marans having the same thing, but have never seen it in a roo here.
