I have four beautiful mutts that are 5 weeks old. Their Daddy was most likely a cuckoo marans. Any guesses??? Chick 2 and 4 have pea combs. Thanks! :)
Chick 1 and 2
Chick 3
Chick 4
Chick 4 and 1
I have been reading so much on chickens with barring/cuckoo patterns and which breed is supposed to have which leg color and I can say I am thoroughly confused.
I was given some cuckoo marans eggs to hatch and all of them have yellow legs. But I have been reading that they are supposed to...
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I am a hatching chicks with a broody for the first time. I gave her six fertilized eggs on April 9th, late in the day close to 6pm. I am so excited for my new babies but I am so so busy with school this week I am afraid I am going to miss what is going on. I marked the...
Hello! Can anyone help me figure out if my girls are actually girls? The two buff orpingtons are 11 weeks old, we think. And my little barred rocks mutt is five weeks. When we got the buff's, we thought the bigger one must have had some of her tail feathers pecked. It just seemed as if she...
How old are pullets and cockerels when they start to get their red face?
I have what are supposed to be two 9 week old buff orpington pullets and their faces are beginning to turn red. I have long suspected that they might be older than that.
Can it be done? I have two 6 week old buff orpingtons and someone has offered me a few free bantams. Will the bantams get picked on because they are smaller? I am kind of clueless on this matter so any help would be appreciated!
I am a chicken newbie and recently we acquired 2 five week old buff orpingtons. I have tried to feed them some treats and they have turned their beaks up at everything. They won't touch yogurt, greens, cheese, in fact the only thing they will eat are ants and their chick feed. They also are...
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I have two 5 week old Buff Orpingtons, one off which I think is ill and I've posted here about it. There names are Ladybug and Little Jerry. As...
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I am a first time chicken mama. I picked up my 2 five week old Buff Orpington chicks last Saturday. They are both very sweet. I noticed 2 days ago that one of them was jutting it's neck out...