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okay then I couldn't tell you because black sex link cockerels when they hatch have a white spot on there head and the hens don't .. I hatched out some my self from my eggs and I got mostly females and 1 male out of the bunch .... I...
your chick will get upset and stressed out ... I have twins (they look just a like and they are sisters I hope) and if I move one or hold one the other will get mad and upset because they are like flock birds (roosters are fine by...
did it have a white dot on its head when it was a chick ???
its a hen and a rooster (black one hen) and the other is the rooster
Quote: Originally Posted by chillinCTchick  Can anyone identify the breed and gender of my new chicken? We think it is about 4 months old. im not to sure on the breed but its a cockerel ... and x2 ee...
Quote: Originally Posted by ChickNmamma  Yes, I was reading on the other thread when she posted about it, t was heart-wrenching!   I think he will figure it out, eventually!...
Quote: Originally Posted by ChickNmamma    Silkie vs Drake.. and the winner is.. neither!   If he is pulling her tail feathers he is on backwards.    Feed can make a...
check the back of his neck if the feathers are rounded then its a pullet and if they are pointed its a cockerel .... with my aggressive chicks I just let them be until they calm down a bit then I go back and I put my fingers near him...
Quote: Originally Posted by ChickNmamma  I am sorry you didn't get more chicks.  I had a few problems like that with shipped eggs, they got all the way to lockdown and just didn't hatch....
3 silkie chicks survived the hatch the rest died .. 2 blues and one black one of the blue ones is a vaulted skull
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