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[emmastar]

Hi here are some of the pics of my fluffybuts

They are 4 weeks old just gone and im wondering if you can tell if they are boys or girls yet ??

 

poppy

mimi

 

elle

perdi

 

This little cutie was given to me and i have no idea what it is a cross between silkie x ???? any guesses and boy / girl ?

 

And finaly a pic of fransis i wont be able to tell what this little silkie is for ages but i needed to post a pic as its pure cuteness

 

Looking at the marans they do apear to get quite large headgear even for a lady so im stumped on the 2 i have .

Edited June 17, 2011 by Guest

[Sam]

I have no idea but I'm guessing "Poppy" is more of a Patrick! But I just wanted to say how cute they are

[emmastar]

I have no idea but I'm guessing "Poppy" is more of a Patrick! But I just wanted to say how cute they are

 

Lol ty but it was the first to feather up by far and is so friendley i so wanted ( looks like a him ) to be a her

[Egluntyne]

I'd say Poppy and Cutie are need more masculine names, but the others could be OK with the names they have got.

[emmastar]

I'd say Poppy and Cutie are need more masculine names, but the others could be OK with the names they have got.

 

cutie is named ben , as my kids named him after a friend , and poppy im sad about , the other marans has quite a bit of headgear but it is sooooooo shy so i couldnt get it on the pic very well i realy dont want to name them now for obvious reasons , how long before they start to wake people up at silly o clock ??

 

Also would it be best to try to find them homes now untill they are loud ? my friend can take one but i don think more than this .

[Plum]

Mimi Perdi and Elle look girls to me

[emmastar]

Mimi Perdi and Elle look girls to me

 

I do hope perdi and mimi are both girls and im preaty sure elle is too ill keep adding pics as soon as i can .

[emmastar]

Hi again ,

I need to get some new pics up of the chicks they all have a nice coat of feathers and are now enjoying the eglu and grass ,

Poppy my French Copper Black Maran who looks very maleish dosenot have the copper neck like the pics say he will have , when dose this arive ? will he shead this first lot of feathers and they turn copper or will he stay all black like he is now with copper hints through the black ?

[Mr Rhode Island Red]

The picture that is 11 or 12 down from the top looks like a cockerel.

 

A tip I learned from my grandparents:

 

If a chick has a short, stubby tail, It's more than likely going to be a cockerel

 

If a chick has a longish tail (not short and stubby) its more than likely a hen

 

PS. This isn't always the case

[emmastar]

I will take some new pics when i get home of them as they have changed so much from these pics in such a short tme .