In a sense. I feel those that don't struggle with the heat are more likely to survive here long term.
While not a cause for culling, it's something I need to keep an eye on.
One of the Rangers, one of the Marans, and one of the Speckled Sussex are showing no signs of heat stress. On the other hand, three of the Buckeyes aren't heat stressed and one of them actively prefers foraging.
No sign of heat stress on any of the cross breeds.
This is one of the few times I...
I have one. It was a brief episode as a chick and has never recurred. Her head would fall and she would scuttle backwards until she hit something, then flop wildly for a second and walk away as if nothing happened.
Looks like a pullet to me. No pointy hackle or saddle feathers (probably wouldn't show at 6 weeks anyway), no color in the comb or wattles, very horizontal carriage. If this is a cockerel, it hasn't started puberty yet.
I'll be setting another group of eggs some time this week. Coyotes or dogs got my sister's cockerel again so I'll set some of his eggs ((JG x RIR) x RIR/(Biel x JG)/(Biel x BA)) and some of my own. Mine will be ((JG x RIR) × BA). There's a possibility of a few Ranger eggs in the group, and also...
Officially six weeks. The smallest has the best camouflage, but she's half the size of her siblings so I don't think I'll keep her.
This group really prefers foraging. Whether that's due to Mama's teaching or a natural inclination, they don't even look at the food in the morning but just go out...