- Nov 4, 2012
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I'm pretty new to chickens, I only have four at the moment-- three Russian Orloffs and a RIR. I got these Orloffs mostly to keep my RIR hen company (and because they look so cool). They are currently about 22 weeks old, and at first I thought they were all pullets, but now I have no idea. They are sweet birds, but definitely inbred-- one has a cross-beak (Igor), one has a neck twitch (Katie), and one seems quite healthy (Violet). Violet is slightly bigger than the other two, which I originally thought was because she was the only completely healthy one, but now I'm wondering if she might be a rooster.
When I got them at 15 weeks, none of them had back feathers and since then they've grown in very nicely-- it's hard to tell if they are saddle feathers or just spread out funny because they're growing in.
No eggs or crowing from any of them although they are very chatty.
Here's Igor:
Igor looks thinner in this photo because she is craning her neck to check out my camera.
And here is Violet (sorry about the poor quality):
Igor on the right and Violet on the left. Keep in mind that Igor's crossbeak keeps her from eating as much-- I wonder if the difference in size is just nutritional. But Violet's new back feathers are quite a bit longer.
Here they are at 15 weeks:
When I got them at 15 weeks, none of them had back feathers and since then they've grown in very nicely-- it's hard to tell if they are saddle feathers or just spread out funny because they're growing in.
No eggs or crowing from any of them although they are very chatty.
Here's Igor:
Igor looks thinner in this photo because she is craning her neck to check out my camera.
And here is Violet (sorry about the poor quality):
Igor on the right and Violet on the left. Keep in mind that Igor's crossbeak keeps her from eating as much-- I wonder if the difference in size is just nutritional. But Violet's new back feathers are quite a bit longer.
Here they are at 15 weeks:
