Hi everyone,
I recently ordered eight chicks at Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho, which are as follows:
2 Ameraucanas
1 Rhode Island Red
1 Austra White
1 Amber White
1 Barred Plymouth Rock
1 Buff Orpington
1 Golden Sex Link
We picked up the order yesterday, and got them in the Brooder, but we realized when we picked them up that there were actually 13 chicks. They gave me five extra. I can’t tell the breeds of the ones that are extra, all I know is that I’ve got one extra Barred Plymouth Rock, and one extra Rhode Island Red, I think.
We verified that the order was the right one. They said “we included some extra free of charge so they could stay warm on the drive home.”
I know that at least 8 of them are female, but I’m not sure if the other five are male or not.
I don’t wanna be a nuisance to my neighbors because of roosters, so what do I do if I find out that some of those five are males? Any way of knowing which chicks are males?
Also, this is a longshot, but here is one of the extras. I can’t tell what breed it is, but it’s the only one in my brooder like it. Is there anyway of knowing what breed it is? If not, that’s OK.
Any advice on what to do with males will be appreciated.
Jared
I recently ordered eight chicks at Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho, which are as follows:
2 Ameraucanas
1 Rhode Island Red
1 Austra White
1 Amber White
1 Barred Plymouth Rock
1 Buff Orpington
1 Golden Sex Link
We picked up the order yesterday, and got them in the Brooder, but we realized when we picked them up that there were actually 13 chicks. They gave me five extra. I can’t tell the breeds of the ones that are extra, all I know is that I’ve got one extra Barred Plymouth Rock, and one extra Rhode Island Red, I think.
We verified that the order was the right one. They said “we included some extra free of charge so they could stay warm on the drive home.”
I know that at least 8 of them are female, but I’m not sure if the other five are male or not.
I don’t wanna be a nuisance to my neighbors because of roosters, so what do I do if I find out that some of those five are males? Any way of knowing which chicks are males?
Also, this is a longshot, but here is one of the extras. I can’t tell what breed it is, but it’s the only one in my brooder like it. Is there anyway of knowing what breed it is? If not, that’s OK.
Any advice on what to do with males will be appreciated.
Jared