Those all look like girl beaks to me.I think these are good examples of what we are talking about: These three are silkie rescues, not any I have raised. They were born 4/22/12 and were 5 months old in these pictures. I was told that the mother was a buff and father was a splash and are supposed to be full siblings.
Think so?
Those all look like girl beaks to me.
Thank you for all the nice comments.
The two pictures I posted yesterday of Maxime were the two last ones because I found him dead this morning!!!!!
I am really upset and sad!!
I loved that rooster, I miss his crowing, it's so quiet now.
Yesterday night when it was time to go back to the coop, he was the only one laying under the bird of paradise (I posted the pic), I thought something was going on because if was very tame and quiet, but didn't think he was going to die during the night.
I don't know if he ate something wrong or had a heart attack... I just hope it won't happen to my girls!
I would say the first one would be the closest to a boy shape, but where it drops off in my boys is usually at the end of the beak..Thank you PeepBlessed! Out of those three the only one that looks like a girl beak to me is the partridge. Maybe I am not a good judge of beaks and that's why I don't take much stock in them. All three are laying eggs now and one is setting - the one with the wattles and bumpy comb! That bugger really had me in a tizzy! She even tried to crow. A raspy crow like the first crows often are (at least mine have been). Two days later she laid her first egg.Your little ones crest is really pretty. I like it a lot. So sorry, Poulettes!!!
Thank you for all the nice comments.
The two pictures I posted yesterday of Maxime were the two last ones because I found him dead this morning!!!!!
I am really upset and sad!!
I loved that rooster, I miss his crowing, it's so quiet now.
Yesterday night when it was time to go back to the coop, he was the only one laying under the bird of paradise (I posted the pic), I thought something was going on because if was very tame and quiet, but didn't think he was going to die during the night.
I don't know if he ate something wrong or had a heart attack... I just hope it won't happen to my girls!
Thank you for all the nice comments.
The two pictures I posted yesterday of Maxime were the two last ones because I found him dead this morning!!!!!
I am really upset and sad!!
I loved that rooster, I miss his crowing, it's so quiet now.
Yesterday night when it was time to go back to the coop, he was the only one laying under the bird of paradise (I posted the pic), I thought something was going on because if was very tame and quiet, but didn't think he was going to die during the night.
I don't know if he ate something wrong or had a heart attack... I just hope it won't happen to my girls!
Thank you.
Very cute chicks. I see they have some spots maybe??? I though I had a black roo but he is just a really dark blue with the gray fluff underneath. Post more pictures as they get older so we can see
I too see some spots but hmmmmm we will see.
