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- Mar 16, 2022
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I know everyone keeps saying that chicks have to be at least 6 weeks old before you can tell their gender. However, I have one sweetheart named Ursula and they are just soooo much different than their counterparts.
They turned 4 weeks old this past Monday. I have 7 Brahmas altogether and Ursula is 1 of 3 dark brahmas. Compared to the others, Ursula only has about half the feathers that the others do. Their head seems to be the same color as the other 2, but the chest and upper wings feathers that have just started coming in is almost completely black. There is some penciling on the first feathers to pop up on the wings like the other two, but no where near as abundant and the newer feathers to grow in over the last week are almost solid black. The other two do not seem to have any solid color feathers like Ursula's. Size wise, Ursula is about the same as the rest except for one of the other dark ones, who was the runt but is also fully feathered, which is why I'm freaking out about Ursula only having half of their feathers..
Behaviorally, Ursula is always at the front of the cage waiting for me to do whatever it is I am going to do. They were to first one warm up to me and is always at the front of the line to see what is happening.
All Pictures are from today
Picture 1- Ursula on the ground with the runt, Pandora standing-ish beside
Picture 2- Ursula is on the left behind the light (Moira) and both the other Darks are behind the buff (Annie Wilkes)
Picture 3 & 4-You can see the bald spots on the top of the wings where those feathers just are not growing in like the others. You can also see how much more fuzz there is compared to the others as well.
So is Ursula probably a Ursuhim? or is there a chance there is something wrong with this one, since the feathers just do not seem to be growing in. I freakin love this bird for their personality so much and I will be devastated if I have to rehome. We are not allowed roos in city limits. I have a friendly that will be able to accommodate if it is a roo, but I don't want to get attached even more or have him be attached and then have to put him someplace else. (I don't know if rehoming bothers chickens as much as it does dogs and cats or not)
TIA,
The League of Vill-Hens: Ursula, Pandora, Harley Q, Cruella, Bellatrix, Moira, & Annie Wilkes
P.S.- The light brahmas have not feathered as quickly as the other 2 darks or the buff, but is still much farther along than Ursula, if that helps.
They turned 4 weeks old this past Monday. I have 7 Brahmas altogether and Ursula is 1 of 3 dark brahmas. Compared to the others, Ursula only has about half the feathers that the others do. Their head seems to be the same color as the other 2, but the chest and upper wings feathers that have just started coming in is almost completely black. There is some penciling on the first feathers to pop up on the wings like the other two, but no where near as abundant and the newer feathers to grow in over the last week are almost solid black. The other two do not seem to have any solid color feathers like Ursula's. Size wise, Ursula is about the same as the rest except for one of the other dark ones, who was the runt but is also fully feathered, which is why I'm freaking out about Ursula only having half of their feathers..
Behaviorally, Ursula is always at the front of the cage waiting for me to do whatever it is I am going to do. They were to first one warm up to me and is always at the front of the line to see what is happening.
All Pictures are from today
Picture 1- Ursula on the ground with the runt, Pandora standing-ish beside
Picture 2- Ursula is on the left behind the light (Moira) and both the other Darks are behind the buff (Annie Wilkes)
Picture 3 & 4-You can see the bald spots on the top of the wings where those feathers just are not growing in like the others. You can also see how much more fuzz there is compared to the others as well.
So is Ursula probably a Ursuhim? or is there a chance there is something wrong with this one, since the feathers just do not seem to be growing in. I freakin love this bird for their personality so much and I will be devastated if I have to rehome. We are not allowed roos in city limits. I have a friendly that will be able to accommodate if it is a roo, but I don't want to get attached even more or have him be attached and then have to put him someplace else. (I don't know if rehoming bothers chickens as much as it does dogs and cats or not)
TIA,
The League of Vill-Hens: Ursula, Pandora, Harley Q, Cruella, Bellatrix, Moira, & Annie Wilkes
P.S.- The light brahmas have not feathered as quickly as the other 2 darks or the buff, but is still much farther along than Ursula, if that helps.
