Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[BantamFan4Life]

 

[littleredwagon]

Okay, I'll try not to jump to any conclusions.

I'd look for roo behavior like raising hackle feathers or look at their tail and wing feathers. I could mostly tell which were roos at 6 weeks because of the pointy shape of their tails and that they suddenly started growing feathers of new colours.

 

[Saris]

Okay, I'll try not to jump to any conclusions.

Also look at the feathers on his "shoulders" they will be darker and not look laced. His hackle feathers will be pointy not rounded. Google gold laced wyandotte cockerel and compare.

 

[mom98312]

Very nice looking bird!

Where did you get her at? she is gorgeous!

 

[Bridebeliever]

Where did you get her at? she is gorgeous! 

I got her at Hohl's Feed and Seed on Railroad in Bellignham. They still had a hen and a rooster.

 

[feistychick]

I got her at Hohl's Feed and Seed on Railroad in Bellignham. They still had a hen and a rooster.

She is so pretty - I wish you hadn't told me they had more I work way too close to Hohl's to be allowed to know that!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

I got her at Hohl's Feed and Seed on Railroad in Bellignham. They still had a hen and a rooster.

I've heard of them!

 

[Bridebeliever]

She is so pretty - I wish you hadn't told me they had more I work way too close to Hohl's to be allowed to know that!

Well here's the other part that the lady in the store told me. The lady that was breeding the Chocolate Orpingtons isn't going to be doing this kind any longer. This is the last of her Chocolates! She does breed Lavender Orps though!

 

[feistychick]

Well here's the other part that the lady in the store told me. The lady that was breeding the Chocolate Orpingtons isn't going to be doing this kind any longer. This is the last of her Chocolates! She does breed Lavender Orps though!

Well darn, I wonder if my husband would notice an extra hen in the barn? Hmmmm.... Will have to think about that lol.

 

[cooliechick]

I'm really feeling distraught! I ordered 10 chicks from MPC, one died on day 3 and I think THREE others are roosters!

. I don't mind keeping one of them. That leaves me with only 6 hens. I'm thinking next time I'll just order 25 from McMurrey (not straight run, still order females) and then I'll for sure wind up with 4 females and then just sell the rest. Then I'm thinking I should just buy 4 more pullets? I don't know if I can handle raising baby chicks, getting attached to them and then having to give some away. Just going through the pain of watching and wondering if they are Roos or not is killing me!!!
Thanks for listening to my Monday morning rant!

You are not the only one to get a bad experience from BYC. I ordered 2 cockerels and 5 pullets... Partridge Penedesenca's. When they came, one was all white, and one was a lighter buff. The white one definitely was not a Partridge color. The lighter buff pullet appeared to be possibly a Wheaton Penedesenca. Well... the darn pullet laid an olive green egg. She is now in a separate cage with my odd assortment of young roosters and unwanted hens. Penedesenca's lay dark brown eggs, not green. I never contacted them, however, I should have. It is too late now.