Charlottechicken Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) Here they are Marans-ish no 1 possibly male, Marans-ish no 2 possibly male and Lola (hopefully female ). Large brown Heinz 57 another possible male and present leader of the Heinz 57 pack, and over feathered possible female with feathered legs, nicknamed "Duck" since hatching because of her habit of standing in the drinking water. They have been living out in the new covered run since last Thursday, and have the Eglu run set up on a patch of grass to free range in, supervised. They take themselves to bed too, which is quite sweet, but think of me as their mother and jump all over me and try to snuggle under my clothes Sometimes I can only shut Lola up by cuddling her, which she loves I have noticed a couple of things; they have not grown in size much since starting on the growers pellets last week, but are moulting or losing baby feathers. They have lovely grey/green eyes, not amber like the two hens. I am assuming chick eye colour changes as they get older? Edited May 12, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Gorgeous pics How long will you keep the boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 How long will you keep the boys? Until they are big enough to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I agree with you, two lovely ladies and lots of dinners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 They are lovely, especially Lola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I agree with you, two lovely ladies and lots of dinners I'll second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 They are lovely, Lola's hairdo is spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lovely boys and girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 They're great The difference in size between the probable boys & girls is quite marked at even this early stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I agree with you, two lovely ladies and lots of dinners I'll second that. What if they start crowing before they are big enough to eat? What age do they start crowing? I guess you could just have two lovely ladies and a couple of small snacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thank you all for your comments They're great The difference in size between the probable boys & girls is quite marked at even this early stage. Jules, I think it is to do with breeds. Lola is (hopefully) Araucana, a light breed, the two Marans are heavy, but are dwarfed by the two on the bottom pic, who are a right pair of busters and I don't know what breed they are, but there is one girl and one boy, and they are roughly the same size, although "Duck" has more feathers It isn't evident from the pic, but Lola has the makings of a handlebar moustache She has feathers sticking out on both cheeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 They're gorgeous, I love all of them, and that's without hearing their cute little cheeps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lovely photos, gorgeous chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 You need to get a pic of the handlebar moustache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lola is great! Her whiskers are called a muff and if she is developing a triangle below the beak then that will be her beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 She's going to be a bearded lady Anyone got Billy Smart's telephone number? She's off to the circus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
