October hatch "Grow-a-long"🐥

[I Like Turkeys]

Looks pretty male to me.

What breed?

I've been able to ID some fast-growing, large-combed breeds as early as 2 weeks.

just a barnyard mix. Both parents were also mutts, but the father wasn’t as quick of a maturer so the quickness of comb/wattles popping up is surprising. Another one from the hatch, a peacomb(heterozygous for peacomb I mean) chick also has it’s comb getting larger already.

 

[3KillerBs]

just a barnyard mix. Both parents were also mutts, but the father wasn’t as quick of a maturer so the quickness of comb/wattles popping up is surprising. Another one from the hatch, a peacomb(heterozygous for peacomb I mean) chick also has it’s comb getting larger already.

I take notes on the chicks comb development as soon as I get suspicious and keep track.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I apologize about butting in if I am, but I joined the october hatch-a-long with 8 little chicks who are about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 weeks old, and I swear i’m already seeing one potential boy.
This is the suspect in question, not much but pretty clear wattle spots for a chick 3-4 days off from being 3 weeks old and it’s comb already looks pinkish. Im trying not to make assumptions until a month old but gosh im paranoid this will be a boy.
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You are welcome here!
Agree this one is looking boyish already.

 

[kurby22]

Here I am! Joining the grow along cuz I finally have beeebies!! Hehehe!

 

[3KillerBs]

I wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I didn't get any photos, but my babies are getting huge.

I've had to switch to an adult-sized waterer and feeder.

 

[WIchickMama]

I wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I didn't get any photos, but my babies are getting huge.

I've had to switch to an adult-sized waterer and feeder.

Already?! I feel like you were just posting hatching pics!

 

[3KillerBs]

Already?! I feel like you were just posting hatching pics!

They're 4 weeks old this Sunday. Almost ready to integrate, though I'll have an eye on the weather for getting them off heat. As fall chicks they might get an extra week.

 

[FC16]

My 2.5 week old white stars enjoying time outside they hatched on October 15th

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Wow beautiful! What project? I love them!

Awe! They r darlings! What kinda project ya got going!?!

I’m creating a new variety/color of D’Uccles. It’s called Brown Red Mottled DUccles. The chicks I shared are F2s of the project. I can share pics of the grandparents, parents and grow outs if any one wants to see them!

Adorable babies!
Are they bantam cochins? Some look mottled.

They don’t have any Cochin in them. They’ve got about 1/4 of Japanese in them and the rest of the % is D’Uccles. They’re are mottled ones and a few regular colored ones (Mille Fleur) because I haven’t got my project to breed true mottled yet. I think, I may be wrong, it’s because the Mille Fleur (gold columbian pattern) is a recessive gene, I think.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Here I am! Joining the grow along cuz I finally have beeebies!! Hehehe!

Congratulations on these fine looking lil beeebies!!! They are too stinkin adorable!