I would never vent sex, I’m not qualified and wouldn’t want to hurt them doing it. I meant more by noticing other characteristics. I know nothing is really 100% until they lay or don’t.
Thank you! The feet are the only way I can tell her apart from the Australorp!
We got the Australorp for how well they lay. I’ve always wanted a Marans. I’ve been researching chickens for over 10 years and we finally have been able to make it happen. I had always planned to buy pullets so I...
We have 1 silkie, 1 EE, 1 Lavender Orpington, 1 Australorp, 1 Black Copper Marans, 1 Welsummer/cream legbar mix (Olive egger), and 1 leghorn
The one we lost was a Silkie.
I just wanted to update that we went and got our chicks. I just couldn’t get over this nagging feeling that I needed to get them. When I arrived, one didn’t make it. I won’t get into that. I’m really upset.
She decided to keep hers and didn’t want to give us the couple we discussed, anyway. We...
I have a friend who is currently raising my chicks because we don’t have a coop yet (it’s in construction now) and I wasn’t sure where to raise them. I’ve since figured that out.
She loves hatching. She is full of chickens but wanted to hatch and offered to hatch me some. I also wanted a...