I am really enjoying everyone's updates. I have not been able to get good pics. Mine are only still when eating!! They are 4.5 weeks.
Hungry monsters!
Olive (lt brahma) Pumpkin (wellie), Eggplant (ameraucana). Olive is still way behind in feathering. Her stance is a little bit rooish, but I can't worry about the possibilities. Just going to wait it out.
Eggplants comb. One row of peas? Please! Desperate for an ameraucana that will one day lay eggs!
Plum - lav orp. She's actually the flightiest of the bunch.
Pumpkin (wellie) and strawberry (SS)
I really thought they'd be just brown chickens, maybe one with some spots, but I'm loving their colors and how different they look.
Sarsaparilla - cuckoo marans Such a sweetie.
Looks like one row. If it helps, my roo's pea comb was noticeably brighter than my girls. I think thats a pullet..
OH MY GOSH! Maybe that's the other ameraucana I ordered and it was the lav orp that passed? Splash ameraucana??
Check the comb! the orp will have the single comb, if it's pea comb then she's the Ameraucana
Edit: I was going to say to check her legs too but I forgot the lavenders have darker legs as well
But don't feel bad getting them confused! Lol I did the same. I had my Russians and my EEs confused for almost a week before I realized their legs should be switched They all had the chipmunk pattern
Well, I'm about to run out of chick food...and my CCL are 11 weeks old while my Meyers chicks are 8 weeks old. Obviously I don't want to buy another 50 lb bag of chick food. But I don't think they are ready for layer food yet. My CCL are getting quite red combs though!
What should I do?? And what about oyster shell? I didn't think I should be adding that until they start laying, but should I add it closer to when the CCL are 18 weeks? Feeding mixed groups is difficult!!
Does the feed come in smaller bags, if so you could just get some to tide them over til they switch
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