TAJ Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) My chicks hatched earlier in the year are now 15 weeks old at least 3/7 are cockerals, only 1 I am sure is a girl. Here are 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, a CL cockeral, bantum frizzle & Silkie - one SL Wyandotte is female for sure: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2691.jpg This is one of the dotte cockerals: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2694.jpg Two Dotte cockerals: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2697.jpg My lovely silkie (I fear male?) http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2693.jpg Here are the two banties - the frizzle and the buff Plymouth Rock, with the CL cockeral. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2695.jpg http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2696.jpg Eyeing up the big girls - they have spent sometime freeranging together: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2698.jpg I watched them all with my broody silkie (no dunking, removal/lock out from the nest box is stopping her) & the cat joined in: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2701.jpg Let me know what you think. Tracy Edited June 21, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 They are lovely. There are some large looking birds there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I'm not sure but I think at the age of the silkie it is a male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 They all look great Look at the CLB - still no idea what mine are, 2 boys I think Does look like a big comb on the silkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Absolutely gorgeous. I love the SL Wyandotte cockerels - they do look magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISCA Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 They all look fantastic. Love to CLB What are you going to do with all the cockerels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I think the Broody wants to eat the cat No, only joking - they all look very beautiful and very healthy & happy, a credit to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 They all look fantastic. Love to CLB What are you going to do with all the cockerels? We cannot keep cockerals I am afraid - they are safe until they crow only I am afraid. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 What a shame they are all really lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 they are lovely. Did you hatch them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Lovely! The Silkie and 2 of the Dottes are boys sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 they are lovely. Did you hatch them? Yes I hatched them 5th March - there was a thread in the hatching section, but now they are too grown up to post there - teenagers - no longer 'chicks'. From quite early on we knew the CL, 2 * SL dottes & silkie were males - but only the CL has been crowing so far. We know the 3rd SL dotte is female & hope the same is true of the two banties - but I will not count on it until I hear a crow or see an egg! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Just gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 They are too young to integrate as yet, but were freeranging yesterday & today with the 'big girls' and apart from the odd chase all is going well - oddly the little bantams have not been chased - obviously too little to be a treat. My little female SL dotte actually chased my buff orp, so what they do not have in size they make up for in cheek! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Now my babies have decided a cube is nicer than an eglu and all moved in! http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2705.jpg http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/TAJchicks/IMG_2704.jpg The cube girls keep having a look at them, or pass them to go up to lay - they seem to be quite happy in the garden and eating and drinking in the eglu whilst the babies occupy there run. As long as they are all happy freeranging and no one gets attacked I will leave them to get on with it for now (they are now 16 weeks, so too young for moving in full time as yet. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Look at those beautiful dotte tail feathers they are going to be so handsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
