Hello all,
My family and I are new to chicken-raising. We ended up homing 5 chicks hatched by my elder daughter's preschool class. The chicks are about two and a half months old now and we're loving having them so far, but we would like to know exactly what we have. We were told they would be Rhode Island Reds and Black Australorps. We have one Red and 4 questionmarks, lol. I think 2 are RIR mutts, or "barnyard" variety, but 2 of the others leave me totally mystified. What is our all black one? What is our brown and gray feather-footed beauty? Any help you can offer is most appreciated.
My family and I are new to chicken-raising. We ended up homing 5 chicks hatched by my elder daughter's preschool class. The chicks are about two and a half months old now and we're loving having them so far, but we would like to know exactly what we have. We were told they would be Rhode Island Reds and Black Australorps. We have one Red and 4 questionmarks, lol. I think 2 are RIR mutts, or "barnyard" variety, but 2 of the others leave me totally mystified. What is our all black one? What is our brown and gray feather-footed beauty? Any help you can offer is most appreciated.