MPC Rainbow Pullet 5wk Pics & 10wk Pics *New*

[Katy]

Look at the bottoms of the barred one's feet..yellow= barred rock, pinkish white=marans

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

Yes, the barred chick has white bottoms of her feet.

I'm still considering the Brown Leghorn versus Welsummer. I may have both since I have 10 with 1 Rusty Red Welsummer Roo (think Rusty will be his name). At what age do the earlobes "grow in" with color?

Extra Q: In the first picture there is a little EE behind the Welsummer/LBLH chick. As it is still really little, could it be a bantam? Would they give you a bantam on the Rainbow Pullet Surprise? What is the difference between a pea comb and a single comb on the little ones?

 

[ChooksChick]

How is this batch developing? I'm still trying to decide if I have Wellies or Light Brown Leghorns- they look like the bird behind the Welsummer in your first shot. I have a Wellie roo, but I hatched him a week before the MPC shipment arrived- he's way more red than the 8 brown chicks I got shipped.

I'm trying to determine if anyone else got a bunch of roos- I am thinking I got far more than just the 10% error ratio they claim- 3 silver laced Wyandottes and 4 gold! Also a white leghorn and a cuckoo marans roo...

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

The bird behind the Welsummer/ Brown Leghorn in the first shot I believe is a Golden Phoenix. Here is a picture of it. I have two of them. they have really long tails. I did get two roos. One Welsummer and one Splash Polish. The rest are hens. Wyandottes develop redness to their combs early, so don't give up on them.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

Excuse double post, sorry.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I have updated pictures in the first post as of today!!

 

[WhitehartRabbitry]

Those are welsummers. My wellie pullet has yellowish skin too- not bright pink. They look just like mine.

 

[ChooksChick]

I can't see the earlobes on your brown ones, but my set that look just like them- with which I was having trouble- are showing white on their earlobes now, so I know they are leghorns.

I really should have known, b/c my Wellie roo the same age walks right up to be held and these girls are TERRIFIED of me. Hate me.

The white is a leghorn, too- I got a lot of the same breeds.

Very pretty, but you have to force cuddles on them!!