Week 1 completed!
Exploring daily in the garden now, but I am still supervising them as they are easily separated from mum, and the magpies in my garden were eyeing them.
I know now feather sexing and pea combs rows aren't relevant to these mix breed chicks. But I'm still documenting them to...
Here's the chicks on Day 3.
I think I am getting the hang of differentiating them!
38 degree summer day, but coop was well shaded. The mama hen requested to come out this evening so I decided to take the plunge and let her free range again.
My two other hens didn't approach the chicks, except...
Thanks, NatJ! What colour would you call my chicks' down? I'd like to read up more on it.
What do you think of chicks' personalities as an indicator? If that's accurate at all, I definitely have two little roosters who come running towards my hand.🥲🥲
3 little eggs hatched under my broody yesterday, they are Dark Brahma rooster x Isa Brown hen (what a mix, not my idea). Want to follow the colour/gender guesses? 😄
I read in another post on this forum that this is the colour they could be:
I do have 3 yellow/buff/cream chicks but the lady...