Well got nervous about the two more aggreessive chciks with different feathers, stopped at another feed store ,and he had Buff Orps, cool, so he gave me a feather lesson.... super cool.
went home with a buff and a barred rock, now 6 chicks in a coop for three or four, hmmmm
Sat down and compared wings to the new girl, (all the same age, a week).
well darn, the two I had that I had doubts about had different feathers.
when I put all the girls together in the coop all was calm, when I put those two back in they ran around pecking everyone......
so I put them in a box, took them to feed store number two.... man walked in looking for buff roos!
had them checked by the chciken man, yess they were boys!
gave them to the man, bought another barred rock because my mom liked the first one......
now have five in the coop, three most likely girls from store 1, one buff two barreds from store 2, that have a higher probability of being girls.
they appear quiet and calm togther from the start.
so good!
the new ones are not as hardy , mine have been out with less heat in the coop, today is 80, pen in shade, so iturned the heat lamp back on for a few hours.
they have eaten and reallly want a long nap,,,,
which i agree with . off for a nap.....
Kells is in heaven with black chcik to guard, she can really see these.
feed store man agreed, some hatcheries are much better than others for temprement and sexing.
nap time ......
