Found BYC just in time for transition into BYH

[chiquitita230]

Bianca's had a rough day! 110 lbs of pure pansy, lol!

Hi All!

I'm a first year chicken mama who was looking for sexing help with my "girls" this weekend and discovered BYC...just in time for it to go into read-only mode! Happy to have found BYH during the transition.

We currently have 11-week-old Easter Eggers, Speckled Sussex, and Silver-laced Wyandottes purchased via mail from Cackle Hatchery as day-old chicks. I would love to discuss chicken rearing, especially regarding these breeds.

I also enjoy gardening and have a cranky old cat (Nala), a Great Pyrenees who is scared of everything, especially ceiling fans (Bianca), and a sweet 3-legged blue heeler (Kali). I have a hubby who hates all things outdoors and thinks I'm CRAZY for chicken-ing, too!

Laura T-R

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hi there, welcome to BYH! They've been so very welcoming to us during the remodel on our coop - glad you found your way over here!

 

[Kyanite]

What beautiful critters you've got! I second OGM, this place had been great to us during the transition! I'm from BYC too, so Welcome to BYH, and I'll look forward to seeing you around BYC too one the move is complete.

 

[norseofcourse]

Welcome from Ohio! I don't have chickens, so I wouldn't be much help with yours, but hope you were able to find out the genders.

 

[campingshaws]

From what I see they are pullets. What has you concerned about them?

Cockerels by 11 weeks would have bright red combs and wattles, sharp and slender hackle and saddle feathers, brightly colored shoulder patches (for the EEs), and the starts of curved tail sickles. Your girls are just getting their pink combs as they enter puberty.

Here's a pic of my brooder for comparison. These babies are 4 weeks old.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Hi All!

I'm a first year chicken mama who was looking for sexing help with my "girls" this weekend and discovered BYC...just in time for it to go into read-only mode! Happy to have found BYH during the transition.

We currently have 11-week-old Easter Eggers, Speckled Sussex, and Silver-laced Wyandottes purchased via mail from Cackle Hatchery as day-old chicks. I would love to discuss chicken rearing, especially regarding these breeds.

I also enjoy gardening and have a cranky old cat (Nala), a Great Pyrenees who is scared of everything, especially ceiling fans (Bianca), and a sweet 3-legged blue heeler (Kali). I have a hubby who hates all things outdoors and thinks I'm CRAZY for chicken-ing, too!

Laura T-R

They all seems like pullets to me.

 

[DutchBunny03]

Welcome to BYH!!! Your dog is beautiful!

 

[chiquitita230]

Welcome from Ohio! I don't have chickens, so I wouldn't be much help with yours, but hope you were able to find out the genders.

Thank you! I've had lots of help promising me that my "girls" are indeed girls. *Fingers crossed*

 

[chiquitita230]

From what I see they are pullets. What has you concerned about them?

Cockerels by 11 weeks would have bright red combs and wattles, sharp and slender hackle and saddle feathers, brightly colored shoulder patches (for the EEs), and the starts of curved tail sickles. Your girls are just getting their pink combs as they enter puberty.

Here's a pic of my brooder for comparison. These babies are 4 weeks old.
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TY for the help and image! Images are so helpful as trying to find images of various ages of pullets thru maturity has been a challenge. I'm new to the "growth stages" and am still learning from others willing to share their wisdom.

 

[campingshaws]

Ok, I went back through my pics and found some to help you in the future. I don't have the notes on their ages, but it's around the same as yours (more or less). I'll do the pullets first, and the cockerels in a separate post.

Young EE pullet: pattern on the breast in subdued colors, pink comb and no wattle development.

Young cochin/EE pullet: uniform color all over.

Mixed pullet: this one was difficult to tell until she was grown. Dark pink comb and wattles, and dark, brassy red feathers should have indicated male. But her patterning is uniform, which was the only female clue.

Same bird, older, with another pullet.

Same birds and a few of their hatch mates. Only a couple were roosters.

EE pullet about the same age as yours.

RIR mixed pullet:

Hatch mate RIR mix cockerel. Thicker legs, redder face.

Grown hens, EEs and varying mixes.