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Crowing
Found a ~3 wk old chick at Tractor Supply today. Speckled wings, pinkish (maybe a tad yellow?) legs, white nails, blue beak. Head with stripe and back with stripes. Please help me ID breed and gender, I have no idea! Also, is this a rooster or a hen? When I got it, the back end was caked with poop, but it was actually pooping fine in between poop globules, and its poops and vent look good. So I cleaned most of that off (still wet in the pictures) and I think the rest is caked onto the dried umbilical stub. I'll probably try and wipe its butt again in a day or so to keep it clear, and hopefully the rest of the dried poop will work its way off in time, maybe when the umbilical stub pops off? I didn't want to force it or get it too cold.
TSC had no clue what it was, breed or gender. It was the only one of its kind that they got in. Told me it was a Sapphire (I said nope), then said it came in with a bunch of ISA browns (nope again). I don't know much about chickens, but I'm pretty sure it's not those. I've got it in quarantine now, not sure for how long I should keep it separate. Wanted to see if it perked up a bit now that its butt is cleaned off and pooping isn't such a struggle. It's eating and drinking.
I'm a totally new chicken owner, with eight other chicks (1 starlight green egger, 1 prairie bluebell, 1 golden comet, 3 ISA brown, 2 buff orpington) all 3-4 wks old right now. My coop will accommodate up to 10 chickens, once I finish building it. I was going to transition the rest of my flock to 80F this week, but I think the new one might want to be at 85F? Maybe I'll let them all sit at 85F for another week. I have 2 heat lamps, but one bar that goes across two bins. I'll put together a bigger bin for the new chick if needed, but wasn't sure how long to quarantine. I'd like it to join the flock soon. I really hope it's a hen. It was beautiful, and I felt sorry for it. The TSC made a one-time exception to their minimum order quantities and let me purchase it after I explained I had 8 of similar age at home already.
TSC had no clue what it was, breed or gender. It was the only one of its kind that they got in. Told me it was a Sapphire (I said nope), then said it came in with a bunch of ISA browns (nope again). I don't know much about chickens, but I'm pretty sure it's not those. I've got it in quarantine now, not sure for how long I should keep it separate. Wanted to see if it perked up a bit now that its butt is cleaned off and pooping isn't such a struggle. It's eating and drinking.
I'm a totally new chicken owner, with eight other chicks (1 starlight green egger, 1 prairie bluebell, 1 golden comet, 3 ISA brown, 2 buff orpington) all 3-4 wks old right now. My coop will accommodate up to 10 chickens, once I finish building it. I was going to transition the rest of my flock to 80F this week, but I think the new one might want to be at 85F? Maybe I'll let them all sit at 85F for another week. I have 2 heat lamps, but one bar that goes across two bins. I'll put together a bigger bin for the new chick if needed, but wasn't sure how long to quarantine. I'd like it to join the flock soon. I really hope it's a hen. It was beautiful, and I felt sorry for it. The TSC made a one-time exception to their minimum order quantities and let me purchase it after I explained I had 8 of similar age at home already.
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