*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[csaylorchickens]

Of course the cockerels are more friendly... So you get all attached to them and then can't keep them.

Haha right?!

 

[collie1470]

We just got silkies too, since this other store apparently doesn't wash the poor babies if they get pasty butt.....so we brought them home lol. So I figure between BOs and Silkies, we ought to have a friendly coop lol.

 

[DreamsInPink]

Awww that's horrible. But awesome that you saved them! How many Silkies did you get? How old are they?

 

[collie1470]

6 of them. Just 2 or 3 days, I'd say. I didn't ask the workers....I figure if they didn't care if they survived, they probably didn't care when they hatched.

 

[ChickenGal6]

Chicks can be sexed from the age of 2 - 3 weeks depending on breed, or they can be vent/wing sexed from birth. At 3 weeks, the females will start growing a tail before the males. She will also have more feathers while as the cockerels may have bare backs or crops (in some breeds, including orpingtons). If you look at their comb and wattles, you will notice that the males have pink or red starting to show whereas females combs will be pale. Cockerels have thicker legs, though this is not reliable.

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Hey my girls just started getting their tail feathers at 6 days is that natural or would they be older than 6 days I actually don't know how old the are so i estimated

 

[DreamsInPink]

6 of them. Just 2 or 3 days, I'd say. I didn't ask the workers....I figure if they didn't care if they survived, they probably didn't care when they hatched.

Aw yeah... I have 5. Mine are little crazies. Very flighty. I find it very hard to believe they are ever going to be calm, sweet birds. lol

 

[CuckooOrpington]

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Hey my girls just started getting their tail feathers at 6 days is that natural or would they be older than 6 days I actually don't know how old the are so i estimated

That's natural for all chicks to get a bit more shape there but by 3 weeks you will really see the difference in tails; the boys will have a 'tail' that looks really short or bald. The females will have a longer tuft of feathers sticking up. Hope this helps

 

[ChickenGal6]

Thanks! I was a little worried that they were older than I thought

 

[CuckooOrpington]

Thanks! I was a little worried that they were older than I thought

No problem!

 

[MsKay]

Beautiful weekend...took some photos