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And Elaine. I have to say, she was the darkest colored chick out of my eggers.

Rose

Blanche

Sophia

I have 5 easter eggers, hatched on 03/11/24. I'll do my best to get them in order of freshly hatched to this last week, around 12 weeks old Dorothy

I also have Elaine, whom my husband calls Eagle. Thank you everyone for the responses. Much appreciated!

Hi BYC! I've been trying to be patient to determine gender on my chickies. This one, my sweet Sophia, still has me guessing a bit. I've tried to do some research on black and white Eggers, and leaning towards pullet . My reasoning, all over color pattern and saddle feathers appear rounded...

My first batch of chicks, all 6, arrived at my local USPS, within 3 days of being shipped. Hatched and shipped on Monday. Received on Wednesday. All 6 poor little chicks were deceased. No apparent damage to the box. No overly cold temps and they had a heat pack. I would have had my spirits...

I got two Black australorps from TSC on March 23rd. They were about 1.5 weeks old. They did have some white on them like your chicks. They are mostly black now, but still have a white feather or two on their wings. I read black australorp will have that until they fully mature. I attached a...

I had read about feather patterning for EE chicks. If it is a consistent color pattern all over the wings / body, then female. If the color pattern is splotches of colors and develops some red on wings around 11 to 12 weeks, then male. Both males and females can have either a white or black...

What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? 'Supplies!'

This is beautiful and love the extra room in the run areas. Looks great!!!

Thank you for taking the time to respond!

So here are some updated photos from April 28th. Approximately 7 weeks old. I do believe this is a Blue Orpington. Not seeing anything that would indicate something else. Thanks for breed ID. Still kinda wondering about gender since the comb and wattles aren't that pink. Do Orpingtons develop...

I was on an airboat ride in the Everglades!