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<blockquote data-quote="Tretinker" data-source="post: 25940783" data-attributes="member: 644309"><p>Our chicks are nearly 2 weeks old but I haven't been able to get them to take food from me. </p><p>We've not had this with our previous chicks and I'm not sure if it's the breed they are.</p><p></p><p>They are Marans X legbars and a cream legbar. </p><p></p><p>If you have only girls in your clutch do you find them less friendly? I ask this because there are no differences yet that I can see. Comb growth has been the same, feather is almost exactly the same. It's slightly shorter on one but they are small, medium and large versions of each other and the slightly smaller one has a slightly smaller tail. So I think they are either all boys or all girls. The Marans X legbars can't be sexed because the X is the wrong way for sexing but the cream legbar is a girl and is feathering at the same rate. It would be crazy luck if that was the case but you never know.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how to get them to warm to me. I sit with them and offer food on my finger but they ignore me or run for the hills. Any recommendations for making them love me or at least not be mortally offended by my mere presence.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have experience on feather of these breeds? Do females and males feather at similar rates? </p><p></p><p>Pictures are just for fun, unless you see anything I don't!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tretinker, post: 25940783, member: 644309"] Our chicks are nearly 2 weeks old but I haven't been able to get them to take food from me. We've not had this with our previous chicks and I'm not sure if it's the breed they are. They are Marans X legbars and a cream legbar. If you have only girls in your clutch do you find them less friendly? I ask this because there are no differences yet that I can see. Comb growth has been the same, feather is almost exactly the same. It's slightly shorter on one but they are small, medium and large versions of each other and the slightly smaller one has a slightly smaller tail. So I think they are either all boys or all girls. The Marans X legbars can't be sexed because the X is the wrong way for sexing but the cream legbar is a girl and is feathering at the same rate. It would be crazy luck if that was the case but you never know. I'm not sure how to get them to warm to me. I sit with them and offer food on my finger but they ignore me or run for the hills. Any recommendations for making them love me or at least not be mortally offended by my mere presence. Anyone have experience on feather of these breeds? Do females and males feather at similar rates? Pictures are just for fun, unless you see anything I don't! [/QUOTE]
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