Yeah, I'd be worried with a comb like that too. It does make me less concerned that Artemis might be an accidental rooster.
I'm still not sure what kind of comb she's got.
Whoops! Last night while spending time with the chicks I accidentally made a predator alarm call. Someone stepped on my fingers with poopy feet and when I whined "whyyyy" everyone bolted for cover! Artemis and Bibu dove under the feeder and everyone else raced to the far end of the brooder. Poor...
Limu has a paler spot on the top of her head. Up to now I've assumed it was a headspot that indicated barring. But now I'm thinking she's going to be blue and that lighter spot was blue down.
My buckeyes weren't cuddly, but my uncle commented on how unusual it was that any time someone was out by the coop the whole flock would run to the fence to see what was going on. These weren't hand raised chicks, and my uncle's chicken experience is strictly as livestock.
Oh no! What a disaster! I hope his chicks are OK wherever they end up.
We've ordered chicks from a hatchery 3 or 4 times now and I stress about it every time.
Well, that's definitely not a marans. I can't think of any official breeds that are supposed have black skin, blue plumage, foyr toes and feathered legs. My guess would be silkie or ayam cemani mix.
Right now she looks like a pullet, no signs otherwise. But it isn't always obvious at 8 weeks...
Thanks everyone! I'm definitely not making any decisions until it becomes obvious. She had me really side eying her the first week, but seems to have settled a bit.
Husband asked me if I warned the 14yo (she's his chicken) about the possibility she might be a he. I told him there was no point...
So husband and I are both mildly concerned that our cookies and cream chick may be a cockerel instead of a pullet. At 2 weeks there aren't any distinctly male physical traits, but her behavior is noticeably different. None of the behaviors are distinctly male either though and I'm wondering if...
The wyandotte's shoulder feathers are coming in and I thought,finally! She's clearly a black laced red! But then again, that seems like an awful lot of grey in the wing feathers. So, maybe? She's a really dark blue after all? Guess we'll wait a little longer and see.
Agreed, what breeds sell well and are in demand is highly variable from one area to another. There's no such thing as a "general list for America" of breeds that sell well. What sells well in one part of a given state may not sell at all in another part of the same state. And sometimes what...