Hi BYC! I've been trying to be patient to determine gender on my chickies. This one, my sweet Sophia, still has me guessing a bit. I've tried to do some research on black and white Eggers, and leaning towards pullet . My reasoning, all over color pattern and saddle feathers appear rounded...
My first batch of chicks, all 6, arrived at my local USPS, within 3 days of being shipped. Hatched and shipped on Monday. Received on Wednesday. All 6 poor little chicks were deceased. No apparent damage to the box. No overly cold temps and they had a heat pack. I would have had my spirits...
I got two Black australorps from TSC on March 23rd. They were about 1.5 weeks old. They did have some white on them like your chicks. They are mostly black now, but still have a white feather or two on their wings. I read black australorp will have that until they fully mature. I attached a...
I had read about feather patterning for EE chicks. If it is a consistent color pattern all over the wings / body, then female. If the color pattern is splotches of colors and develops some red on wings around 11 to 12 weeks, then male. Both males and females can have either a white or black...
So here are some updated photos from April 28th. Approximately 7 weeks old. I do believe this is a Blue Orpington. Not seeing anything that would indicate something else. Thanks for breed ID. Still kinda wondering about gender since the comb and wattles aren't that pink. Do Orpingtons develop...