Thinking of an experiment

[MissE]

Love that little fat one looking right at the camera

Maybe it's just the color, but I automatically think of that one as a female, and she/he is ALWAYS staring at me. Looks like a chipmunk with full checks when it sits like that.

 

[PurpleCArTires]

How are the babies progressing? I have noticed the 25 Rangers I ordered are 1 week old now, and are almost as big as my 3 week old EEs. Its crazy how fast they are growing. They are also heavy compaired to the EEs, like solid little buggers.

 

[MissE]

How are the babies progressing? I have noticed the 25 Rangers I ordered are 1 week old now, and are almost as big as my 3 week old EEs. Its crazy how fast they are growing. They are also heavy compaired to the EEs, like solid little buggers.

They are getting big. I'll get some pictures this afternoon and some weights. Active little buggers and hard to catch.

 

[MissE]

Well, the battery is dead in my scale and it takes those stupid button batteries that I don't have spares of, so no weights today, but I got a couple close up pictures and group pictures. Warning, I am no photographer.

The dark one, from a BA hen, is perched on my wrist. The lighter one, from a SS hen, is on the scale, but there is no real way to reference size in that one. They are 2 weeks old today. Way to early to determine sex, but some have substantial comb development already.

As another size reference, the waterer in the brooder is a quart size.

 

[MissE]

Got another picture of my rooster, and a couple of the POL Hyline Browns I got 2 weeks ago.

Poor rooster will never have tail feathers again.

New girls are super friendly and curious. They are about 18 weeks and starting to squat.

 

[PurpleCArTires]

The babies look pretty robust for 2 weeks!! Also very cute!

 

[MissE]

The first batch turned 3 weeks yesterday. They are not cooperating with getting weighed. There is a pretty big size difference with some of them and some defined combs.

My newest batch started hatching last night and finished up this morning. Of the 12 that made it to lockdown, all hatched, however one BA chick is having a hard time staying upright and its head keeps twisting back. Made sure it got some NutriDrench. It's the one sleeping on the left side of the picture in the brooder. Seems to be ok now.

Got weights on all of these guys. The ones from SS eggs are 34-38 grams. The BA are 48-51 grams. 7 SS and 5 BA. Just like last time, one BA is yellow and the rest are dark. If it's like the other one, I won't be able to pick it out from the SS in a couple weeks.

 

[MissE]

Time for a quick update. It was pouring rain, so they were all in the back of their tractor. Yes, there are 13 birds in there and it was a rare chance of getting a group shot. At least 7 are cockerels. Getting some nice size to them. The pullets are half the size. This is the only picture that turned out, but you can see most of the boys. They are 9 weeks old in the picture.

 

[MissE]

The other batch moved to their tractor just before the rain started. They are more uniform size, but out of 11, 6 appear to be cockerels. Will attempt a good picture of them.

 

[PurpleCArTires]

They look great!! Any idea on their weights? My rangers are looking chubby chub at 8 weeks. I am gonna weigh them and compare