[Vember]

This year I've had a few babies,
I noticed with the Geese that the females seemed to keep the down(fluff) round their heads longer than the males.
Thinking this was maybe just a coincidence??

Now I have 4 Buff Orpingtons, I'm thinking that I have 3 males and a female,
Intrestingly the one I think is female (smaller ish comb) still has some fluff on it's head??


Anyone else spotted anything with their chicks???

[Porffor]

hmm would be interesting to see if you are right.. you'll know in time of course.

not sure what the differences are with my chicks yet, they are too young to be losing their down though do lose some fluff now and then. Will keep an eye on them though.. we have one much much smaller than the other but it holds it's own and is getting bigger so that's something.

[Kate and her Ducks]

Would love to know but all mine have been boys :roll:

[R66VEY]

well with suzy she has only just lost that little fluff on the top on her head !!

[Jellyhead]

cant help at all on this one but thought I would mention that Tallulah who I posted piccies of.......isnt growing. Also, she only has feathers on the tips of her wings and on her thighs. The rest is really fine down and I mean, really fine down with pink patches. I have had to bring her in today :cry: she was trying to get warm, even under other chicks :roll: hope she picks up but has anyone had experience of this :?:

[Kate and her Ducks]

Sounds a bit like Titch, being so far behind her siblings.

[Vember]

Just about to say that Kate

[Kate and her Ducks]

Not that we're all obsessed or anything  :roll:  :oops:

[Jellyhead]

Not me :oops:  

[poultrygeist]

Did I hear Titch ??  :roll:

Maybe there's only a certain amount of material for each brood and when they've nearly run out, they stitch together a half-sized model.  :roll:

rob