Chicks at 4 weeks

[kirsty b]

Some recent photies of the babies.

[kirsty b]

and some more.......

Pic 2 is my Light Sussex - now broody, pic 4 is Bubbles, named by Lauren and really hoping it turns out to be a hen!!

[kirsty b]

the last few................

Pic 4, not sure what breeds are in this one, it is all black and comb is more 'squashed' than other chicks. Possibly cock bird too, guessing by size.
Pic 5 baby on right hand side of pic I'm fairly sure is a cock too. Its twice the size of the others and also has a fairly impressive tail now too.
None of the others has a tail yet.

[Flummery]

Aww! You forget how small and fluffy they are! Gorgeous, every one!

[kirsty b]

They are scruffy little buggers at the mo, a mixture of bald patches, tufty fluff and adult feathers

[MaureenHall]

Ooooooooooooooo lovely I really really hope some of my eggs hatch!!! I want to experience watching a mummy hen with her babies

[Nicos]

I love their markings!!!

[bluemoon]

Aww, bless. They're lovely. I'm really going to have to stop looking at these sort of threads. I WANT SOME CHICKS!!! But the only person who's broody is me.

[TPeers]

Pic 4 on the third set looks like a rose comb if that helps?

[Bephlam]

They're lovely!!!

Some big combs in amongst those babies though...only 4 weeks old?

Here's hoping you get mostly girls...I'm thinking I have 4 girls and 4 boys at the mo, but my opinion changes daily!!

Keep us posted!

[frias]

Hope they are all girls. Wish I could post some piccies. Mine will be 4 weeks this Saturday. 3 boys and 1 girl I think. I only have a home for 1 boy. Boo hoo I'm never doing this again.

[kirsty b]

I would be happy with a 50/50 of boys and girls.

[frias]

As it stands at the moment so would I be happy with 50/50. If I only have one girl it's such a shame as she will lose her brothers once they start to crow. No idea yet how to even start looking for homes.

[MaureenHall]

I've just booked in a pair of Vorwerks into the next local Special Poultry auction in September. that's leaving me with 1 cockerel They don't accept single cockerels at this auction, only pairs, trios etc. Perhaps auction at an early age (as soon as you know which are the boys) might be a way to go?

[frias]

Not sure if any auction accepts single cocks. I looked at Salisbury and they don't. I sexed the chicks at birth as they are Welsummers and only 1 had dark definate markings with eyeliner (girl?)and 3 were fuzzy so I guessed they were the boys. At nearly 4 weeks old 2 have black breasts (boys) and 1 has reddish brown breast (girl) and 1 undecided. I really want to keep the girl and have a home for 1 boy . Even my DH who has been a chef for 40 years and had to kill pheasants when training says he can't eat any of these babies. This is my first time hatching and I always said I wouldn't because of the cockerels. I should have stuck to my guns.
Sorry Kirsty for hyjacking your thread. It's a bad habit of mine.