Ismim_elle
In the Brooder
- Mar 12, 2025
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These are my big girls, they are around 7 weeks or more old. They were all from pulley runs bought at Murdochs. Here is what I thought they were and so far what they actually are:
Below is Tully. She was supposed to be a Sapphire Gem, but is she? She doesn’t look like any of the photos I’ve found on the internet. She is incredibly affectionate and mischievous, has been from the start.
This is chick pea (below). I thought she was a speckled Sussex but about 2 weeks ago she started growing a Mohawk. Until then she and my now 4 weeks ago old speckled Sussex looked the same, now they don’t at all. I found an older Facebook post by someone who had a similar experience and it turned out to be a cream legbar. This was actually a really cool little accident! I love the Mohawk!
Below, the dark brown one is Sassy. She is supposed to be an easter egger. Is she? I’m pretty sure she’s a pullet but she looks so much like a hawk and she’s massive and has thick legs. She is very shy. She doesn’t like to be touched but will stand as close as she can to you and roost on your shoulder as long as you don’t look at her. Whenever I let them out she opens her beak wide at me a few times like she’s trying to crow. Fingers crossed she isn’t a rooster.
The last one is Frank. Frank was the last one to develop tail feathers. In the last week she (pretty sure it’s a he but still holding out hope) developed waddles and a comb that turned pink pretty quickly. Frank isn’t really acting like a rooster yet but everything I’ve seen about barred rocks tells me she/he probably is a roo. As a chick Frank seemed to have all the indicators of a pullet (dark legs, smaller more distinct white dot on head, wing shape) but I may have gotten unlucky.
Let me know what you think!
Below is Tully. She was supposed to be a Sapphire Gem, but is she? She doesn’t look like any of the photos I’ve found on the internet. She is incredibly affectionate and mischievous, has been from the start.
This is chick pea (below). I thought she was a speckled Sussex but about 2 weeks ago she started growing a Mohawk. Until then she and my now 4 weeks ago old speckled Sussex looked the same, now they don’t at all. I found an older Facebook post by someone who had a similar experience and it turned out to be a cream legbar. This was actually a really cool little accident! I love the Mohawk!
Below, the dark brown one is Sassy. She is supposed to be an easter egger. Is she? I’m pretty sure she’s a pullet but she looks so much like a hawk and she’s massive and has thick legs. She is very shy. She doesn’t like to be touched but will stand as close as she can to you and roost on your shoulder as long as you don’t look at her. Whenever I let them out she opens her beak wide at me a few times like she’s trying to crow. Fingers crossed she isn’t a rooster.
The last one is Frank. Frank was the last one to develop tail feathers. In the last week she (pretty sure it’s a he but still holding out hope) developed waddles and a comb that turned pink pretty quickly. Frank isn’t really acting like a rooster yet but everything I’ve seen about barred rocks tells me she/he probably is a roo. As a chick Frank seemed to have all the indicators of a pullet (dark legs, smaller more distinct white dot on head, wing shape) but I may have gotten unlucky.
Let me know what you think!
