Minnie&Moose Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Here are Magda's 5 chicks, who hatched just over 3 weeks ago - they don't look anything like these pictures now! Here they are a couple of days after they arrived And here they are a week later when we moved them to the eglu Edited July 14, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Very cute - Please add more pictures as they grow up. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 They are just delightful Minnie&Moose. Little fluffy bottoms! It's said the ones that feather the wings first are pullets. I have never studied our chicks that carefully though to confirm the accuracy of that sexing method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 They are gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Awwww, those are just very sweet. Perhaps next year I will give my best broody a chance at being a mum - if hubby will let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Thought it was time to show off Magda's chicks again - no longer cute and fluffy! So, here they are on their first free range - at about 4 weeks old. Using mum as a playground! And here they are now (no doubt as to the sex of the 2 wheaten marans ) Here are the orps (these 2 I assume are male And the one I hope might just be a keeper (though no doubt the sex change fairy will be along shortly ) Edited July 14, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Wow they have grown Lots of lovely photos there. They do look beautiful though even if you may have some males - I have no idea which is which and think that all of you that can tell the sex are very clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hi luvachicken - it's a bit easier when you can see their heads I've resized the pictures now so no more giant headless chicks! And I'm only guessing as to their sexes! Perhaps I'll be lucky and someone in the know will come along and tell me that the boy orps are really girlies - but there's absolutely no question about the marans - apart from their impressive headgear, they're also completely the wrong colour - the girls are lovely and pale with brown heads - these 2 hooligans are chestnut and black/green - so no sex change fairy's going to be able to do anything about them for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I think you might be right The small one in the background has a lot of comb, and the larger one in the foreground has swoopy tail feathers and a large tail. Like you, I'd be keeping my fingers crossed on No3, I'd say girl from what I can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks Daphne. Fingers crossed for little no. 3. Both 'male' orps are much more 'scruffy' and 'fluffy' than the tidy little neat one, - which was the first to feather up, and has always looked much more 'groomed' than its 'siblings'. To avoid disappointment though we're still referring to all of them as 'the little dinners' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMARCH Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 They've grown, how old are they in the latest photos? Lovely colours too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 They're a day or 2 off 10 weeks in the later pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Looks like good news for 2 of our little males - a small-holder friend of a friend has a couple of flocks of hens who he'd like to run cockerals with - I'm hoping he'll do the choosing so I don't have to decide who gets lucky and who doesn't. They won't be going yet though - no crowing yet so they can stay until then, and he's promised he won't put them in with the hens until they're big enough to cope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'm glad you have found one of them a home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
