6 week chick

Hi, I have a (roughly) 6/7-week-old mixed-breed chick and I’m pretty sure she’s a hen but I just wanted to check. She’s around the same size as all my other female chicks and her comb is practically non-existent although I’m not sure if that’s just because she was picked on during her first...

Golden laced Polish from feed store, labeled as pullets. 6 weeks old. Is Cheeto a girl or boy? Hair might say boy. Comb and waddle both have a scratch on them, but what do we think besides the scratches? The air is very dry here, which may be contributing to scratches and retained sheathes...

Hello. I have several old English bantam chicks that are 6 weeks old. They are fully off of heat. They are pretty much fully feathered except for a bit of down on their heads. I heard they are more fragile than other chicks but I’d like to put them out. My average temps right now are 70 with...

I got two new six week old chicks from a friend. I currently have 13, 6 week old chicks. How do I go about incorporating them together? How long do I keep them apart for quarantine? They're are all about coop ready, should I quarantine them in separate rooms in the coop?

Hi y’all! I have been looking through yalls posts of 6 week old chicks to compare to what I believe are my 6 week old chicks and they look very different in my opinion. I purchased 2 black australorps on 2/26 and bought my 3 black star (sex-links) on the 28th a couple days later at a...

First time user, bare with me here, you can answer whichever you like… 1. I’ve got 3 chicks, and I don’t know what their breeds are. Leghorns? Orpington? The two bigger ones (1&2) are supposedly 6 weeks and the 3rd is 5 weeks. Might be stupidly obvious, but I also want to know which is male...

I have 4 little cockerels, as pictured, that will be free! Dad is a pure bred Bielefelder and possible moms are Barred Rock, RIR, Sexlinks, and Easter Eggers. The dad is huge, very gentle with adults & children, and takes excellent care of the ladies. See attached photo of him. I am located...

Any input on this guy/gal? They’re 2 days short of 6 weeks. I’ve been concerned about their comb coloring up. I got them from McMurrays on April 10th and they’ve been raised outside by a broody hen.

Six week old chicks no longer need heat lamp. Have been vaccinated for Marek’s and are coop ready. Five are males and five are female. Have the following breeds left: 1 male Birchen Cochin bantam 2 female Birchen Cochin bantams 1 male Silver Sebright bantam 1 female Silver Sebright bantam 1...

Any guesses on breed? I was thinking Wyandotte? As far as gender I’m leaning towards pullet…

Post 2 of 2: Seeking any insight of pullet or roos (prior post was for Australorps) Purchased chicks from local feed store (Western Ranch, Sacramento, CA). Sold/Advertised as Wyandottes. Hatch date around 3/12/2023, so about 6 weeks. For these both, I don't see an appreciable difference in...

New here - go gentle...I did read the "suggestion" for good photos. :) (This is post 1 of 2 I'll seek any insight of pullet or roos - 2 different breeds) I am new to this and appreciate those with experience with this breed providing insight into whether these can be sexed at this point...

I’m fairly sure we’ve got 1 boy and 3 girls, in saying that I could be completely Incorrect. Chicks are 6 weeks old and I’ve added photos of the roo and the likely hens. Also still pretty curious as to what breed make up they could be. The black and white hen is clearly a mix of barred rock (?)...

Hello! I have two Buff Orpington chicks that just turned 6 weeks old yesterday (born July 31st). I posted when they were 4 weeks old but the general consensus was that I should re-post at 6 weeks. So here we go! First chick’s name is Connor: The second chick’s name is Henrietta: Sooooo...

The following are Easter Egger x Lavender Ameracauna crosses, 6 weeks old. I can’t seem to put my finger on these babies in terms of gender. I’ve already culled out the males from this breeding group. The males had bright red pea combs and hints of wattles starting. I’ll post some reference...

Hi, we have silkie chickens, one is a cross breed chicken I think. They’re both about 1.5 months old so 6 weeks. It’s hard to tell as they both have characteristics and features of both genders. Quite desperate to know and would be appreciated thanks!

This is one of our first easter egger chicks we hatched ourselves and I'm just wondering what everyone thinks it is based on feathers. Just for fun I know it takes a while to actually sex them.

Hen or Roo I have 6 babies 5-6 weeks old help me with sexing pls, These are my first chicks. 1 Buff Sussex - Roo I think… 2 Black Australorp 3 Blue Australorp 4 Light Sussex no 1 5 Lavender Sussex 6 Light Sussex 2

This chick is 6 weeks old. I’m wondering about the feathers along the neck. Does that determine if it’s a rooster? Or do hens sometimes have pointed feathers there? Very sweet bird. No other male behavior or crowing (yet?)

Hi everyone, I'm new to having chickens and everything has gone well so far except for this girl. She is a mystic onyx which I understand has some Silkie in it. She has always been a bit of a lone ranger but ever since about the 4 week mark she has slowly developed scabby, bumpy, and flakey skin...