What age do chicks get their adult feather patterns?

[Ineke9909]

I have a small flock of Barnevelder chicks around four weeks. One splash, one blue and the rest silver laced. I think two of them are cockerels due to their combs being a little bigger and have red. The feather patterns on them don’t look like what they should be as adults. Is the first batch of feathers different than the adult? They look so comical right now with the feathers growing in

 

[chickentrains]

6 wks

 

[Chookwagn]

between 6 - 12 weeks chicks will have whats called a "juvenile moult" and then the adult feathers will come through

 

[Ineke9909]

between 6 - 12 weeks chicks will have whats called a "juvenile moult" and then the adult feathers will come through

Okay, the pattern now doesn’t look like what the adult Barnevelders look like. Thanks

 

[AntiqueB]

They are so cute!

 

[jjjennejjj]

Current pics? How did they feather?

 

[Ineke9909]

Current pics? How did they feather?

They came out gorgeous

 

[Artichoke Lover]

They came out gorgeous

Wow they are so prettty! Especially the silverlaced

 

[Ineke9909]

Wow they are so prettty! Especially the silverlaced

The blue one is different for sure also in personality, crazy bird. The silver laced are much more laid back