EmilyPosten
Chirping
- May 2, 2020
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I have six Barnevelder chicks that will be four weeks old this coming Monday. I purchased them from Southern States and was informed that all six should be female. I'm not sure how they were sexed (feather vs vent) and in hindsight, I wish I would have asked. I would like advice/opinions about Ursula. Ursula was the runt of the group with tiny nubs for wings covered by nothing but fluff. Initially she was very shy and sort faded into the background. Last week I noticed that her comb seemed to grow overnight and was larger then the other chicks. In addition to the comb, there was a MAJOR change in personality. My little wallflower is now the first chick to run up to the side of the brooder when I sit down and spends the entire time "eyeballing" me. The one time I played "Peek-a-boo" with her, she inched closer as I popped my head up from the side of the brooder...until the she flew at my face. She does NOT like it when I remove the other chicks and for vent check/outside field trips/hanging out around the house. If she is the first one I take out, she watches me take the others out and will inspect them as soon as I put them down. If she is still in the brooder, she will stretch out her neck trying to see what is going on with the other girls. Vent checks, checking feet, ect...Ursula is there "standing guard" while shooting me an unenthusiastic glare. Is it possible that Ursula is really an Ulrich???
Picture 1: Eating from my husband's hand
Picture 2: Perched
Picture 3: Standing on tip toes to get a treat
Picture 1: Eating from my husband's hand
Picture 2: Perched
Picture 3: Standing on tip toes to get a treat