I've been having fun getting to know my parents' new chickens. A while back their neighbors got some sexed, day old chicks from the mixed bin at a feed store. This one was always bigger than the others and developed a red comb ~8 weeks, so they thought it might be a cockerel, and gave it to my parents, who don't have any roos. I kind of wonder if she was an older chick who got mixed in with the day olds? At ~17 weeks I think we can pretty solidly say she's a pullet.
Any guesses on breed? That's a Buff Orpington in the background for color reference (she's quite a bit smaller than the orpington, slightly smaller than the Barred Rocks her age). Legs are white like the Buff Orpington, but with a couple of feathers on them. I thought maybe a Red Star or Cinnamon Queen, but would they have white legs?
First photo is ~2-3 weeks old, other photos are ~17 weeks.
Any guesses on breed? That's a Buff Orpington in the background for color reference (she's quite a bit smaller than the orpington, slightly smaller than the Barred Rocks her age). Legs are white like the Buff Orpington, but with a couple of feathers on them. I thought maybe a Red Star or Cinnamon Queen, but would they have white legs?
First photo is ~2-3 weeks old, other photos are ~17 weeks.
