Playtime outside!!! Beautiful 85 degrees today in GA

[Magenta_Chick]

Took my 8 BOs outside for a bit of playtime this afternoon. I made a little pin out of some old screens we had laying around, it did the job

I stayed out there and had just as much fun watching them as they did playing.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Awww!

 

[hbwbk]

They are cute how old are they?

 

[Magenta_Chick]

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They are a few days over 3 weeks old. It's looking like at least 3 if not 4 of them are roos

which only leaves me with half of waht I started with

but im keeping my fingers crossed

 

[Wildflower_VA]

They are so cute!! Your pen was a great idea! Good use of some old screens.

 

[Magenta_Chick]

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Thanks! DH was inside studying for his finals, so I was left to do it all by myself... it's the best/easiest thing I could think of that I could do by myself

 

[Magenta_Chick]

They should be ready for their coop in another 2 weeks or so

 

[buffs only]

I have 32 buff orps that are 4 weeks old today. You can already tell that some are roos? How can you tell? are they starting to get cones? I got one free mystery chick that looks like it is starting to get a cone, is that how you can tell?

Thanks, Buffs only

 

[Magenta_Chick]

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I'm new to chickens, but from what I can tell from looking at pictures, even the BO hens have red combs and waddles, but the roos are much bigger. Right now I have one who already has bright red waddles and a bright red comb. Also, I have about 2 maybe 3 more who are getting much bigger combs than the others.

You can look at the individual pictures in this post to see what I'm talking about:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=494909

 

[buffs only]

Thanks, after looking at your photos I don't think I have any roos, except for my free mystery chick. I ordered all hens from McMurray and looks like that might be what I got.

Buffs only