Thought I’d update, for anyone curious to watch her growth. Her cute little cheek feathers are coming in white this week. Very pleasantly surprised by her coloring. I really thought from her first wing feathers that she’d be mostly black and maybe a little white. Teaches me to jump to...
She got kicked out of being broody just by tossing her out of the nest box a few times a day, but then my red Orpington went broody and it took 5 days to break her. Finally had to lock her out of the coop on a cold, rainy day. She had shelter and she’s very big and feathered. She could still see...
So, my 11 month old lavender Orpington was concerning me because she was laying soft shelled eggs. I then haven’t gotten another egg from her in over a week.
She goes in the nesting box, but doesn’t seem to stay there longer than her sisters. I tried to move her yesterday and she screeched at...
If I’m honest, that’s how my surprise cockeral started at 3 weeks. However, I also read that in black and white ones, it’s white that starts on the shoulder, and that happened to me this year, but she ended up evening out her pattern by 5 weeks.
So it could go either way. That is awfully wide...
I’m feeling more confident that she’s likely a pullet, her pattern is evening out a lot this week. She’s so pretty. Almost 5 weeks.
Do tell me if you think I’m missing something.
None of mine were overly friendly as chicks, I have 3 Orpingtons, 3 Easter eggers, and 2 Marans. My first group was Orpingtons and Easter eggers, and I don’t think they liked me until they were laying. Now they follow me everywhere and will let me pick them up, besides the Easter egger- but...
No more barring, you were all right. My new concern is at 4 weeks old, the smallest one is about half the size of her sister now, or either of the other chicks and is way behind in feather development. She’s a feisty little thing and seems to hold her own just fine. Is she a runt? Is she going...
Your buff could really go either way. I have a sexed link chick that I know is a girl and her tail is still smaller than everyone else’s at 4 weeks.
But I’d be suspicious with the tail and behavior, too.