No, The hen and the rooster are Black Marans…Amazing how strong these little chicks are with their mama watching over them. I hardly have to do anything, but make sure they have food and water.
Well, I don’t know about beautiful…they are so tiny and cute when they first come out, and then they go through that awkward stage… I’m wondering how many roos there will be??? Hard to tell at this stage, but these 2 look like they could be roos with those combs already appearing.
I always thought mine were beautiful, even in the awkward stage. And yours really don’t look that awkward. I love their black and white markings! It’s fun guessing which are the roos… I think early combs is probably a good sign. I had one that started crowing at 6 days old… I couldn’t believe it! Are you hoping for mostly hens?
Wow! 6 days old, amazing! I have noticed that some are just more out in front than the others. I don’t know if the females are shyer or not. I would love more hens than roos…we’ll see. 🙂
My hardware store has blue and red spiral bands, in three different sizes. Here they are: http://www.qcsupply.com/420100-plastic-spiral-leg-bands.html
I use them on my hens too. No band, one band or two band is how I identify my Australorps.
I know, but mama keeps them so nice and warm under her feathers, and let me tell you these little chicks are tough. When I go out in the morning, it can be 36 degrees, they are out peeping and running around. I’ve only put a light out there once to give them some heat, and mama didn’t like it and got as far away as she could from it. It’s so much easier letting her do all the work. 🙂
3 weeks old… 🙂
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They look very Black Australorp. Is that what the hen is? What is the roo? How fun!
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No, The hen and the rooster are Black Marans…Amazing how strong these little chicks are with their mama watching over them. I hardly have to do anything, but make sure they have food and water.
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OMG, I forgot how fast they grow! They are so beautiful!!! 🙂
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Well, I don’t know about beautiful…they are so tiny and cute when they first come out, and then they go through that awkward stage… I’m wondering how many roos there will be??? Hard to tell at this stage, but these 2 look like they could be roos with those combs already appearing.
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I always thought mine were beautiful, even in the awkward stage. And yours really don’t look that awkward. I love their black and white markings! It’s fun guessing which are the roos… I think early combs is probably a good sign. I had one that started crowing at 6 days old… I couldn’t believe it! Are you hoping for mostly hens?
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Wow! 6 days old, amazing! I have noticed that some are just more out in front than the others. I don’t know if the females are shyer or not. I would love more hens than roos…we’ll see. 🙂
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I love guessing who’s who. The ones I thought were boys I banded and was right on them all this season… Exciting!!
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How did you band them?
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My hardware store has blue and red spiral bands, in three different sizes. Here they are:
http://www.qcsupply.com/420100-plastic-spiral-leg-bands.html
I use them on my hens too. No band, one band or two band is how I identify my Australorps.
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I’ll have to see if I can get some around here. This would be kind of fun…:)
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It is kinda interesting to try and guess who’s who and seeing how good my guessing is.
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I can’t imagine a late set of babies at this time of the year. Good luck!
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I know, but mama keeps them so nice and warm under her feathers, and let me tell you these little chicks are tough. When I go out in the morning, it can be 36 degrees, they are out peeping and running around. I’ve only put a light out there once to give them some heat, and mama didn’t like it and got as far away as she could from it. It’s so much easier letting her do all the work. 🙂
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