Recent content by Rose the Legbar

She looks to be a legbar based EE, that little tuft is so cute :)

I would say pullet!

It should be fine! I have seen that man’s content and he does feed japanese beetles to his hens very often and if not daily. They are great sources of protein :)

At 10 weeks those are pullets for sure! They are beautiful

Male.

It looks like rooster damage and/or damage by being picked on by the other hens. How many roosters do you have and how many hens do you have? How much run space do you have?

Lavender Wyandotte! That is certainly a unique find at a feed store. :)

1 and 3 are cockerels.

Thank you so much for the information!

Thank you for the reassurance haha! Her crest is pretty nice looking and tight and I am glad she looks good as she is my only gold chick. Also, does this chamois’s crest look good as well? I am trying to see which chicks to keep and maybe breed if space and time allows. His spangles so far lean...

Is she your only polish in that flock? Sometimes polish do very poorly in mixed breed flocks due to their crests being a prime target for picking.

Pullet! She is sure soaking up those sun rays 🤣

They both look to be a mixed breed of some sort.

Update on a few of my chicks! I have two confirmed cockerels (bright red combs and wattles) and the rest for now seem to be pullets. The two confirmed cockerels fight each other a lot. I may end up selling one as there is a lot of tension in the brooder because of them. My singular gold spangled...

x2! Honestly I would have figured that with all that comb and wattles at such a young age would mean a definite male at this age, but it is proving me wrong haha! I would update again when the chick is around 11-13 weeks old as thats when male specific feathering comes in.