New Chicks Plus My Mysteries

[ChickenChick46]

Fair warning, they can be problematic. I ended up with 10 cockerels in a SR batch of 16 chicks. By 8-10 weeks they were crowing and trying to breed my (then) 5 month old pullets. I was not sorry to see them go.

Yeah, I know there are some success stories with them, but I'm definitely not going to get too attached. I personally know people with them or who had them and got rid of them who had serious aggression issues. Like human aggression.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Does the possible RIR look like it has some extra fluff around the face? It's the same chick in the first and last pictures. I don't know how the pictures got separated since I chose them in order. My bad.

And if that is fluff, does that mean it isn't an RIR since they don't have beards/muffs?

Sorry, I tend to second guess myself a lot.

 

[redinator]

Does the possible RIR look like it has some extra fluff around the face? It's the same chick in the first and last pictures. I don't know how the pictures got separated since I chose them in order. My bad.

And if that is fluff, does that mean it isn't an RIR since they don't have beards/muffs?

Sorry, I tend to second guess myself a lot.

Maybe it's wishful thinking that it's anything but a RIR . I don't remember if mine had fluffy faces, let me look at some more pictures.

 

[redinator]

A little bit of face fluff, even as juveniles.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Maybe it's wishful thinking that it's anything but a RIR . I don't remember if mine had fluffy faces, let me look at some more pictures.

I think you're right, lol. I found a picture of a RIR on Google that basically looks identical to this one. Fingers crossed for a non-aggressive one. I don't need it to cuddle, just not attach itself to my arm when I fill feeders like the ones my neighbor just sold.

 

[ChickenChick46]

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A little bit of face fluff, even as juveniles.

Oh yep, sure does!

 

[redinator]

I think you're right, lol. I found a picture of a RIR on Google that basically looks identical to this one. Fingers crossed for a non-aggressive one. I don't need it to cuddle, just not attach itself to my arm when I fill feeders like the ones my neighbor just sold.

My RIR pullets aren't cuddlers, but they aren't aggressive either. They are a menace with chicks though, which I why I'm swapping them for my friend's Jersey Giants.

 

[ChickenChick46]

My RIR pullets aren't cuddlers, but they aren't aggressive either. They are a menace with chicks though, which I why I'm swapping them for my friend's Jersey Giants.

I'm thinking that my 2 mysteries might be a RIR cockerel and the pullet may be a buckeye. I know they had buckeyes on the list that hatched yesterday, so it is in the possibilities.

 

[redinator]

I'm thinking that my 2 mysteries might be a RIR cockerel and the pullet may be a buckeye. I know they had buckeyes on the list that hatched yesterday, so it is in the possibilities.

RIR and Buckeyes do look very similar

 

[ChickenChick46]

RIR and Buckeyes do look very similar

So many look similar that I get overwhelmed, lol.