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Post by maryellen on Jun 13, 2018 7:47:14 GMT -5
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Post by Sylie on Jun 13, 2018 10:31:09 GMT -5
Wow! Awesome! thank you so much. She sure is feathering slowly compared to the others. I can't really see her comb that well, does it look like it's growing or pinking or anything else that may indicate roo? I see that one black one has a larger and pinker comb. (pic 4) but it doesn't look like she has hardly any comb at all.
I just love her coloring so far, that red head and reddish black wings is awesome.
That breda in pic 1 that is half black and half white, what a gorgeous chick!
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Post by maryellen on Jun 13, 2018 11:51:04 GMT -5
Brownie has a comb starting, its just coming in slower then the others. Yeah her feathering is still alot slower growing. Her legs are thick omg. All the Mork chicks have thick legs, so i have no clue who is a female, even the one black chick with white penguin face markings has thick legs.
Thank you. The bredas are pretty. I am wondering if they are pure or breda x polish with their chest coloring
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Post by seminolewind on Jun 13, 2018 12:24:53 GMT -5
I wonder if you let a "seasoned" roo in with them that he could pick out males and females. Who knows?
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Post by maryellen on Jun 13, 2018 13:58:50 GMT -5
The only rooster i have that is seasoned is Mork, and he would kill any possible cockerals. I just cant see even putting the chicks with him to see.. ( i would never do that ,i just cant see putting the chicks in harms way that way)
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2018 8:32:03 GMT -5
Brownie just now, her/his feathers are growing slow still, but some of them have a purple sheen to them. The black chick next to brownie has alot of purple sheen to its feathers   |
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Post by Sylie on Jun 16, 2018 9:59:32 GMT -5
OOOO! thank you! She looks like a patchwork quilt with all of those colors going on
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2018 10:49:55 GMT -5
Can you see the purple in her feathers? Its there so lightly
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Post by Sylie on Jun 16, 2018 13:25:43 GMT -5
Can you see the purple in her feathers? Its there so lightly Yes! just barely but I see it! I am so curious to see what she's going to end up looking like! She's already beautiful, she's always been beautiful to me but she is really getting gorgeous. |
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2018 17:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by seminolewind on Jun 16, 2018 18:33:13 GMT -5
So are we still saying that Brownie is an unknown sex? And what mix?
It's so hard to tell.
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2018 20:44:30 GMT -5
Her mix is olive egger , rir langshan. .
Im on the fence about gender as she is sooooo slow feathering, her tail feathers are taking so long to come in, her comb is pink and her legs are so freaking thick...
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Post by Sylie on Jun 16, 2018 21:17:51 GMT -5
Thank you for the pictures! She really is beautiful. But I may have to accept the fact that she's a boy. The other boys in her group all have pronounced combs and fully feathered or pretty much anyway, so being that she is feathering so slowly, it would stand to reason the comb would also be behind. *sigh*
Genevieve (Mille fleur d'Uccle now named Greg) grew into a boy in the strangest way. He feathered out about 5 days before Opal (now called George) but kept his comb hidden for weeks. George's comb was obvious at 2 weeks old as a roo but Greg didn't decide to show me his until 7 weeks. So he was all mixed up. Greg feathered first but developed comb late, George feathered late but developed comb early. I always get the weird ones. I like it that way!
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2018 22:21:18 GMT -5
Normally roosters feather out slow and last. Hens feather in fast and tails grow fast.
With her thick legs and slow feather growth im thinking male, but her comb isnt as large as the other 3 males
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Post by seminolewind on Jun 17, 2018 15:58:03 GMT -5
Her mix is olive egger , rir langshan. . Im on the fence about gender as she is sooooo slow feathering, her tail feathers are taking so long to come in, her comb is pink and her legs are so freaking thick... I personally think we need NM's input on this one. But he's not here.  |
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Post by maryellen on Jun 17, 2018 16:55:32 GMT -5
Normally with Mork babies i wait until they are 4 months old, this way im 100% sure.
He throws thick chicks when paired with my olive egger for some reason.
When he is paired with my australorps its normal easy to tell chicks. But with my OE they hatch big and chunky
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Post by seminolewind on Jun 17, 2018 19:30:02 GMT -5
It's kind of exciting waiting til we know for sure.
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Post by Sylie on Jun 17, 2018 23:15:38 GMT -5
I'm just going to assume Brownie is a roo. That way I'm not disappointed if he turns out to be male and if, by chance, he turns out to be a girl then I will have a happy surprise!
It's funny how attached you can get to a picture of a chicken....
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Post by maryellen on Jun 19, 2018 18:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by Sylie on Jun 19, 2018 23:04:13 GMT -5
Thank you for the new pics! (s)he's finally getting feathers! How is her/his temperament? Does (s)he play well with others? Is (s)he outgoing? friendly? Quiet/shy?
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