Do you remember that single chick that hatched way back in April? Well Chickster is getting big now and rather pretty we think.
Here she is with her Mum Cup Cake. She’s a lovely deep brown colour with flecks of gold and caramel and dark brown fluffy feathers on her feet.
Yes we are still hoping Chickster is a she… I’d go so far as to say I am almost positive she is a hen. She doesn’t seem big enough to be a rooster and she hasn’t got the huge drumstick legs that her father has. She’s kind of narrow and petite with only a hint of comb beginning to develop.
I’d really like her to be a hen. Another egg layer would be excellent – especially considering we have not had an egg from our hens in more than two months!
So what’s your guess… Hen or Dinner?
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I hope she’s a she. She looks like a she… I think. I hatched a chicken for a biology experiment in highschool. I called her Polly. Polly turned out to be a rooster! She was not a she and I was very sad :(
By SquiggleMum on 06.18.09 11:20 pm | Permalink
Such beautiful chooks!!
I reckon she’s a she.
Hoping to get chooks soon, just need to get backyard fenced and coop built!
By Dee on 06.18.09 11:25 pm | Permalink
Wow! I never knew they grew so quickly!
By Guera on 06.18.09 11:32 pm | Permalink
I’m a bit leery to comment since I don’t know Barnies or their crosses well but I’d be leaning toward hen vs dinner. By the point they’re feathered out I’d expect to see more red in the comb and some development of wattles in a cockrel.
By CabrissiTea on 06.19.09 11:29 am | Permalink
mmmmmmmmmmmm good question.
let us know when you have worked it out……;)
By Blossom on 06.19.09 1:13 pm | Permalink
I hope it’s a hen for you. 2 months off the lay! wow – Ours just started up again after 6 weeks.
By Narelle on 06.19.09 3:57 pm | Permalink
I hope shes a girl! And shes gorgeous!! My hens have stopped laying and we have not eggs!!! Gotta look into that one.
By farmerswife on 06.23.09 11:47 am | Permalink
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