Well I'm happy to say that the 2 slightly older chicks have stopped picking at the little ones, and they are all getting along really well now! The little ones have been up on the roost bars a bit as well, something the older 2 didn't even do in the brooder when it was only 4in above the floor! I've got a few for-sure boys in the bunch, so hopefully they behave themselves all winter, or we'll have to have chicken dinner sometime in February. Of course, the splash marans that I was *sure* was a roo is looking more pullet-ish, which is a good problem to have, but hilarious since this will be the 3rd time I was convinced I had boys and they ended up being girls.
I'm also not at all sure about my "EE" chicks. The woman I got them from said they all hatched from blue eggs, and a few definately look like your typical buff/grey stripey EEs but the others I'm not as sure about. I can't wait for spring when they start laying and hopefully we'll have some green eggs!
The big girls are up to 3 eggs per day, and I expect that my BCM may start laying sometime next month since we're at 18wks and she's starting to pink up. The older ones have stopped chasing her as much and will tolerate her being in the coop during the day while they're eating, but they still won't allow the cuckoo pullet out of the coop with them during the day.
My blue splash wyandotte cockeral. Unless it's being like my GLW, in which case it'll develop wattles early, convince me she's a HE and then start laying.
3 of the 5 EEs. The one on the left I'm thinking may be a boy since it's already popping a comb and a little bit of wattles. The middle one I'm thinking is a pullet, and the one on the right I have no idea. It's larger than the other EE chicks, but doesn't have much in the way of a comb or wattles like a few of the others do.
Brewster the rooster? I'd expect more wattles and comb from a 9wk old cockeral. The posture isn't usually that upright.....I clicked to get 'him' to hold still for the picture.
Where they like to cuddle up in the corner. The little Lav Orp with the white band is the reason they will have a heat lamp for another 2 weeks or so. She's only about 3wks old.
I'm also not at all sure about my "EE" chicks. The woman I got them from said they all hatched from blue eggs, and a few definately look like your typical buff/grey stripey EEs but the others I'm not as sure about. I can't wait for spring when they start laying and hopefully we'll have some green eggs!
The big girls are up to 3 eggs per day, and I expect that my BCM may start laying sometime next month since we're at 18wks and she's starting to pink up. The older ones have stopped chasing her as much and will tolerate her being in the coop during the day while they're eating, but they still won't allow the cuckoo pullet out of the coop with them during the day.
My blue splash wyandotte cockeral. Unless it's being like my GLW, in which case it'll develop wattles early, convince me she's a HE and then start laying.
3 of the 5 EEs. The one on the left I'm thinking may be a boy since it's already popping a comb and a little bit of wattles. The middle one I'm thinking is a pullet, and the one on the right I have no idea. It's larger than the other EE chicks, but doesn't have much in the way of a comb or wattles like a few of the others do.
Brewster the rooster? I'd expect more wattles and comb from a 9wk old cockeral. The posture isn't usually that upright.....I clicked to get 'him' to hold still for the picture.
Where they like to cuddle up in the corner. The little Lav Orp with the white band is the reason they will have a heat lamp for another 2 weeks or so. She's only about 3wks old.
