- Feb 29, 2012
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I have three new chicks. They're only a week old, so probably way too soon to tell what they are, but I'm anxious to see if anyone might have any ideas. I have a very diverse flock. I could tell you which are the possible fathers, but I have so many different pullets. I know some are laying for sure and some are not yet, but then there are some that I'm not quite sure. I have my suspicions about which pullets I think were the mothers of these chicks, but no idea beyond that. Any help? If it's too early, I can try again later.
The three
My daughter named this one Howdy.
Howdy's legs are not as yellow as they look in this pic. They're actually a light pink with a hint of yellow. Makes me wonder if our Speckled Sussex could be the mother?
Some of Howdy's wing feathers coming in.
The twins, Midnight and Tiny. We have two Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets that were probably laying at the time that the eggs these chicks hatched from were collected and put under a broody hen. The eggs were laid the same day, so I'm wondering if both of them could be the mothers of these two? Not sure about the father.
They do have specks of gold in their wings. Not sure if you can see that in this pic.
Top of their feet.
Bottom.
If it helps, their bellies.
Our (mature) cockerels are a Splash Polish (pretty sure he's not the father of any of these), a Welsummer, a Black Copper Marans, a Birchen Marans, a Lavender Oprington and an Easter Egger. I think one of my silkies is a rooster as well, but he's small. I'd be surprised if the Orpington was the father. I kind of always forget he's around. He's so quiet and he and our two little Lavender Orpington pullets are always huddled together, usually in a corner. With the exception of the Orpington and the silkie, I have seen all the other cockerels mate hens. I've even seen them do it with one of the other cockerels sitting right there or nearby and none of them seem to care, so it's difficult to say which is the alpha.
The three
My daughter named this one Howdy.
Howdy's legs are not as yellow as they look in this pic. They're actually a light pink with a hint of yellow. Makes me wonder if our Speckled Sussex could be the mother?
Some of Howdy's wing feathers coming in.
The twins, Midnight and Tiny. We have two Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets that were probably laying at the time that the eggs these chicks hatched from were collected and put under a broody hen. The eggs were laid the same day, so I'm wondering if both of them could be the mothers of these two? Not sure about the father.
They do have specks of gold in their wings. Not sure if you can see that in this pic.
Top of their feet.
Bottom.
If it helps, their bellies.
Our (mature) cockerels are a Splash Polish (pretty sure he's not the father of any of these), a Welsummer, a Black Copper Marans, a Birchen Marans, a Lavender Oprington and an Easter Egger. I think one of my silkies is a rooster as well, but he's small. I'd be surprised if the Orpington was the father. I kind of always forget he's around. He's so quiet and he and our two little Lavender Orpington pullets are always huddled together, usually in a corner. With the exception of the Orpington and the silkie, I have seen all the other cockerels mate hens. I've even seen them do it with one of the other cockerels sitting right there or nearby and none of them seem to care, so it's difficult to say which is the alpha.
