The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[WallyG74]

So unless I miscounted (very possible), my last shipment was ordered 14 araucana and 4 splash marans. It looks like I got 6 splash marans and 18 araucana (although some have tails. At least one is very obvious, the other 3 extras, I can't tell). I had agreed to tailed extras however as opposed to possibly no extras, so I won't complain. This is one of the first times I've ever gotten extra chicks in an order, and so many too! I really hope they grow nicely (haven't lost any though yet and it's been a week) so I can leave a good review.
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Also Colt, take a real close look at yours. The ones I thought were 1 tufted actually just have a teeny tiny tuft on one side and a normal one on the other side. So maybe yours are just Itty bitty.
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Cockerel

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here's the unknown Ketwa. And honestly I'm not even 100% certain it's a ketwa. Unfortunately it's not a standardized bird here so I can't go by color and if it's a girl, it isn't gonna laugh when it crows.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here's the pullet.

She looks more like the birds on the site do.

 

[Silkie Princess]

Here's the unknown Ketwa. And honestly I'm not even 100% certain it's a ketwa. Unfortunately it's not a standardized bird here so I can't go by color and if it's a girl, it isn't gonna laugh when it crows.
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Cockeral

 

[JacinLarkwell]

And then my little boy. He's already trying to crow. No signs of laughing, but I'm hoping it's just because he's like 6 weeks and not because I was scammed.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cockeral

What makes you say that?

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

And then my little boy. He's already trying to crow. No signs of laughing, but I'm hoping it's just because he's like 6 weeks and not because I was scammed.View attachment 3093937View attachment 3093939View attachment 3093941View attachment 3093943

Cockerel

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cockerel

Obviously. Like I said, he's my little boy and crows. He also has male coloring

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

Obviously. Like I said, he's my little boy and crows. He also has male coloring

Are they all the same age? Compared to the others, that one looks like the only boy.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are they all the same age? Compared to the others, that one looks like the only boy.

Yes. Like I said, I know for certain I have a pair. The other one isn't 100% one way or another. Coloring isn't sexable, and it has a smaller comb than the male but redder wattles than the female.

Doesn't really matter since I'm keeping them all no mater the sex though. I just like to show them off.