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Thanks! We don’t have any apple trees, but I’ve beeb cutting other vines and branches for her. I’m on a Facebook group for women in agriculture and I posted about her over there at first. They also didn’t think her to be bred. But I’ve seen and felt kids kicking, and bagging up is always a good...

5 minutes or 5 days? Impossible to know.

Thanks! Yes, believe it or not she has not gotten a bit wider since her sale on May 13, but she’s HEAVIER. This is a May 13-June 13 comparison. You can see she’s more bagged now. I’ve only had one other doe/kidding experience, and it was a couple years ago. So I’m not super confident.

Farm life is real life.

Hey y’all. :frow I joined byh back during the major byc site renovations. I still have chickens and other birds, but I also have calves and goats as part of our summer camp farm program. We keep a few different types of animals for education. We have bottle calves Lady and Bocephus, and a...

Found the secret scovy clutch! What should I do? :lau

Cinder lost a little. The RIR I bought. Looks like a goat squished it. :hit

Which one? I can bring them all if you want.

Good! Glad I could give you peace of mind. :)

My pretty mama and me.

Now the cockerels! Most of these are EEs, so you know what to look for. EEs are sometimes more difficult because their beards hide wattle growth and the pea combs aren't large, compared to other breeds. Young cochin mix. Definite comb and wattle growth. Young EEs, you can see the red combs...

Ok, I went back through my pics and found some to help you in the future. I don't have the notes on their ages, but it's around the same as yours (more or less). I'll do the pullets first, and the cockerels in a separate post. Young EE pullet: pattern on the breast in subdued colors, pink comb...

Speckled sussex tend to look boyish until they grow their curves. Don't worry, you've got a good-looking bunch of ladies! The color in the EEs doesn't have much to do with sex. Bright brassy colors (red or orange) on the shoulders, or uneven patches, and brassy head/neck feathers will...

"Still girls" :lau

From what I see they are pullets. What has you concerned about them? Cockerels by 11 weeks would have bright red combs and wattles, sharp and slender hackle and saddle feathers, brightly colored shoulder patches (for the EEs), and the starts of curved tail sickles. Your girls are just getting...

Supposed to have feathered legs? Only Mavis. But I didn't see any feathered shanks in your pics.

Weather was PERFECT. It was a nice day.

Yes, that's the isabel. They can also have lots of color saturation (very clear, pronounced stripes) or more dilution (very faint lines). I didn't see any feathered legs?