Variety pack fun!

[LadySkyline]

The second is still a Faverolles cockerel. I've seen enough of them by now to know one. EE is Easter Egger.

I think you are right, about the Faverolles! I looked up images of chicks and that is exactly how this one looked as a day old chick! Tiny feather feet and just like three black spots. So you think this one is a cockerel and not a pullet?

 

[keesmom]

I have three of these and I was almost positive these were my Araucanas. I know they can look very different, but are we saying that the three that look like this and the others are all EE's? Thanks everyone

These aren't "Araucanas", or even hatchery EEs. They look like production red/RIR chicks. Your EEs are the 3 in the bottom left corner of this picture:

 

[keesmom]

I think you are right, about the Faverolles! I looked up images of chicks and that is exactly how this one looked as a day old chick! Tiny feather feet and just like three black spots. So you think this one is a cockerel and not a pullet?

Yes, it certainly does look like a cockerel. You can post pictures when the chick starts getting chest/leg feathers if you want another opinion.

 

[LadySkyline]

These aren't "Araucanas", or even hatchery EEs. They look like production red/RIR chicks. Your EEs are the 3 in the bottom left corner of this picture:

Thank you very much for clearing that up! I will post some more pics, once the "cockerel" starts to feather up. I'm sure ou are probably correct though, as you've seen them before. Thanks again!

 

[drumstick diva]

Keesmom really knows Faverolles. You have on yellow chick in the midst already showing a red comb, I would consider than one a cockerel . It's very difficult to access chicks when they are all in a crowd or heap. You can only see bits and pieces of them. Even when held, we mostly see hands instead of feet and have no idea what color they are.


It would be great if you could post individual photos when they are a few weeks older, and fully feathered out. The ducks will quickly outgrow the chickens and can cause some bullying problems.

 

[LadySkyline]

Keesmom really knows  Faverolles.     You have on yellow chick in the midst already showing a red comb, I would consider than one a cockerel .  It's very difficult to  access chicks when they are all in a crowd or heap.  You can only see bits and pieces of them.   Even when held, we mostly see hands instead of feet and have no idea what color they are.


It would be great if you could  post individual photos when they are a few weeks older, and fully feathered out.   The ducks will quickly outgrow the chickens and can cause some bullying problems.

Thank you for the advice! I will post pictures in a couple weeks. I spent half my day building a separate brooder for my ducklings, yesterday. It's pretty ghetto-fabulous, but it's the first thing I've ever built all by myself and they seem to be doing well and it's holding up

Picked up a little Baby Cakes treat for my chicks, yesterday, too They really seem to be enjoying it

 

[LadySkyline]

Made it over to my dad's house to check out the other half of my chick flock. He has my Barred Rocks and a couple others. Not positive what the other black chicks are. But here are some pics of the rest of the babies.

And we hung out with my dad's hens, while we were there. My daughter loves chickies. (I held onto the birds so my dad could trim their nails today. This Hamburg doesn't like to go outside and scratch and she had some wild nails!) We gave them some Happy Hen treats before we left and they were happy to take them right from our hands.