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I have been taking tons of photos of my chicks that we hatched out on September 4th, 2018. So I figured I'd post photos of them to show their growth and progress. The first photos I'll share are how they currently look at 10 weeks old. Then I'll start with new babies up till now. We had a chance...

I hatched these 5 chicks on 9-4-18 from eggs that were shipped to me. Blue, black and splash possible Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. Some of the birds they had weren't the best color but some were beautiful. So these chicks are a variety too. I have posted photos of them a few times and gotten mixed...

I have a hen who started laying a couple weeks ago and she had no problem using the next box. However I recently added one of my other roosters to this laying flock and decided to go ahead and add the 4 pullets who were penned next to them since it had been close to a month. Well after I removed...

The chicks are almost 6 weeks old now. I'm still not positive what sex they are but I do have guesses at least. We had 5 chicks hatch September 4th and all 5 are very different in markings and colors. Here's what I 'think' we have... This one (I'll call it Chick #1) is the only one I'm pretty...

What's the chance they'll darken? Here it is with 2 brown eggs for comparison.

I must admit I don't normally buy chicks in the spring and raise them for late summer/fall laying and now I know why. I've bought chicks in the summer, fall, winter and early early in the year but I've never had to wait so long for eggs. Typically I buy big time layer breeds too of course and...

I am swimming in chicks and I think I'm finally able to stem the 'gotta have' problem I have been suffering from. LOL Who needs this many chickens. According to chicken math I have about 10 but gosh the pens and now the storm coming has made me really notice how many I've accumulated. EEEEK Do I...

Yes I couldn't contain myself so I ordered chicks and had eggs in the incubator so we have 30 chicks right now! EEEk! I love those fuzzy butts! I went for breeds I hadn't had before. I've had RIRs, sex-links and such mostly in the past and long before that bantams that were in assorted breeds...

Out of the 6 eggs put in lockdown Sunday, 5 chicks hatched. All of them though have some sticky hard egg contents on them. The 3 earlier ones all fluffed up enough to move to the brooder and look like they'd manage ok without much assistance but the last 2 got much more saturated. I took a wash...

I decided to add some more birds to the farm and since Tractor Supply only seemed to keep RIRs and Barred Rocks, I figured I'd order in some breeds I've never had before. So I went with Hoover's Hatchery and ordered 3 Sapphire Gem pullets which I have wanted since I first learned about them. I...

I have been hunting for the BLRW thread and just cannot find it anywhere. I seem to remember seeing it before but it eludes me now. If you happen to have the link can you post it in the comments? I have a love affair with the BLRW and bought some this year from a breeder and they have great...

I figured since I keep googling this that I'd just post a thread for others to reference and see if it helps them when trying to figure out what their chicks are. A little history... I ordered and Assorted Heavy Pullet special from Ideal Poultry on June 27th, 2018. I received 25 chicks and...

We recently got 8 Olive Eggers (5 roos and 3 pullets) and were told they are 14-15 weeks old. I had to buy all to get what I originally wanted which was the 3 pullets and 1 or 2 roos. So yesterday we sold 3 of the roosters to bring the numbers down. Out of the 5 remaining we have 3 pullets (I...

I use to hatch a lot of eggs about 10 or more years ago. I bought a Genesis back then when they were new and used it a few times till the element melted the styrofoam. Took forever to get a replacement and by the time I did get it, I was on my way out of hatching so I sold it. Now I'm planning...

I got this pullet in an assortment of standard chicks and I kept it because I LOVE blue coloring in just about any form or variety in chickens. I'm completely new to Lavender and I have never had a chicken with that coloring. I have been thinking all this time that this little pullet was blue...

I have wanted BLRW since I first learned of them around 2005-2006. Over the weekend we brought home 3 pullets in blue and a year old splash rooster from a breeder not far from us. I can't tell you how thrilled I am! :D I have been admiring them so much for so long, to see them finally on our...

They're almost 4 weeks old and are nearly fully feathered. 1 has since started to look a lot different than the other 4 and I'm starting to wonder what they are. I thought I might have it figured out but it seems like the more feathered they get the less sure I am. LOL What do you think they...

We have 7 pullets who are 19 weeks old that we got around March 1st from Tractor Supply. Some combs and wattles are getting red and at least one has started squatting to us. So I'm anxious and eager to see some eggs! 2 are EEs and I am curious what color eggs they lay. Sure hope they're blue or...

We ordered 25 Assorted Heavy Pullets from Ideal 2 weeks ago, 5 of our chicks are black with yellow and are feathering in all black so far. They're only 2 weeks old so there's a lot of feathering yet to do but I looked up how to tell Australorps and Jersey Giants apart and the feet was the...

I was just curious if this forum is affiliated with the Facebook group Backyard Chickens?