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Hi. Had a nice time at CS2017. It was nice to be able to sit around and chat chicken. My neighbor bought a rooster at the meet up but can't remember the breed. Anyone know what breed he is? Thanks. Jennifer

Just a very late coming update to this thread in case someone else is trying to figure out sex of their blue laced red. The darker chick did turn out to be a cockerel and the other a nice pullet.

I was actually thinking about doing that. We processed a young Wyandotte cockerel last year who was mean. The meat was tasty. I would prefer to raise these than the CornishX which I find pretty disgusting.

Ah!!! All boy hatches, oh how terrible. I am worried enough about finding homes for these little boys. Hatching is so much fun, but I can see your husband's point too.

I was thinking the same thing. We got lucky on this one. :-)

Thank you. That was what I was leaning towards (and hoping).

My first hatch of Crested Cream Legbars. I thought I could tell sex on each, but now not so sure. Opinions please? The whole group: Possible boys: This one has dark stripes with brown hue and eye liner. I would guess female, but there is a small yellow dot on her head...

I know this is an older thread, but hopefully it is still going. My first hatch of Crested Cream Legbars. I thought I could tell sex on each, but now not so sure. Opinions please? The whole group: Possible boys: This one has dark stripes with brown hue and eye liner. I would...

Thank you all for the replies...so confusing. I have been pretty fortunate and not needed much for our flock, but you never know. We don't have any vets around here that see poultry so it will be quite a quandary.

So I was on Twin City Poultry supplies and it states that "Antibiotic tablets, capsules and injectables are not on the restrictive list." So does that mean the FDA mandate didn't pass? !

Any chance they could be part cuckoo Marans?

Thanks for the reply @oldhenlikesdogs I was hoping I was wrong...so many roos around here. Surprisingly enough our top roo leaves him alone. Which normally he isn't very accepting of other males. That is why I was hoping possibly we had two pullets.

We had two eggs hatch that were given to us. I am guessing that they are barnyard mixes. The eggs were supposed to have been cochins, polish or silkies. The first one has some feathering on it's legs and 5 toes...so I am thinking silkie mix? So any guess on breed or gender on these two...

Ok, so here is an update for those who are interested in sexing their BCMs. Latte is now 24 weeks old. Photos don't do her justice...she turned out to be a beautiful hen with radiant tones of green and purple on her black feathers. I was pretty surprised since she definitely went through an...

Thank you everyone for the replies! Good news for sure! :-)