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  1. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    Just called Meyer back at the 10 week mark... and I am happy to report that this time I wasn't hassled about it. The nice gentleman I spoke to this time just looked at three photos I took of the rooster today and refunded/credited the credit card I used the value of the bird. I am pleased by...
  2. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I may just do that... But not this year... My coop is built to house up to 10... I have 5 now, and got 5 chicks, assuming I might get a roo out of the australorp, blue andalusian or lavender orpington... So far so good on them... I did in fact end up with a roo... I just wasn't expecting it to...
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    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I get that... I was saying... I wasn't really worried about the adult appearance in regard to the breed standard. Breeding to maintain the auto sexing trait is totally the hatchery's job... chickens look totally different at 3 days than they look at 365 days... so I think it's ok to breed a...
  4. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    Yeah, well, it's a hatchery grade cream legbar... what can you say? I typically don't expect show quality chickens out of hatcheries... and I was not so much concerned about breed representation as much as I was about getting that blue egg out of the pullet I ordered... so... I'm not stressing...
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    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    So, yeah... without a doubt... this is a rooster... I called up Meyer... and they have explained to me that what they do is multiply the number of birds you order, by 10... which in my case is 5 x 10 = 50... and then count the rooster... so... even though 20% of my order was...
  6. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    Unfortunately, living in Kansas City, I don't know many others who can take a rooster... According to our ordinance, he'll be illegal to have after he's 16 weeks... he'll also be too small to really make a meal out of at 16 weeks... So... my husband is already complaining about the price of...
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    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I live in Kansas City, Missouri.
  8. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I just went to their policies page... "We offer a 90% sexing accuracy guarantee or your money back. For errors resulting greater than guarantee, we will refund the difference between the female and male price. Sexing errors can be reported when birds reach 10 weeks of age and no later than 18...
  9. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    Sounds like I'll need to talk to the hatchery... :/ Any experience or advice on an amicable and positive way to approach this?
  10. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I also want to be clear... the chick definitely looked like a pullet to me when it arrived... of course, I am not a professional, nor have I seen any Legbars aside from this one... but there was no white spot... so... I am not going to in guns blazing and blame the hatchery if it is indeed a...
  11. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    The Legbar is standing behind the welsummer in this photo.
  12. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    There was no white spot on the back of the head... and it had the chipmunk stripes that typically indicate a pullet.
  13. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    That's the next best I've got... the legbar is the one in the middle. For some reason, all of the other photos I've got, the lav-O is standing in front of the Legbar
  14. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

  15. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I got mine directly from Meyer.
  16. Gifa

    Is it possible for a cockerel to look like a pullet in an auto-sexing breed?

    I got a box of chicks last month from Meyer Hatchery... One each of the following. Blue Andalusian Female 1 $3.25 Black Australorp Female 1 $3.08 Cream Legbar Female 1 $35.00 Lavender Orpington Female 1 $20.00 Welsummer Female 1 $4.20 So, they arrived... and here in this image, I have...
  17. Gifa

    Sudden hen death... Just need some experienced eyes to take a look at it...

    As she was top bird in the flock, she would not have been the target of an attack... when I found her, none of the other chickens were around her... not even curious about why she was just laying there. And we found her within 10-15 minutes of the time she died because, like I said, she was...
  18. Gifa

    Sudden hen death... Just need some experienced eyes to take a look at it...

    Silver Laced Wyandotte 2.5 years old. Dominant hen. She was near the end of a very soft molt, which began in March. She was acting normally yesterday and today. Found her lying dead by the waterer this evening. She was still warm when I found her. She had bloody feathers around her vent...
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    Respiratory Issue - Chicken noob here... just need some guidance.

    Just had to put Miss Saffron down today. She rebounded mid march and looked like she just might recover, and then took a nasty turn for the worse last week... She was ready to go today... so, we helped her on her way. The post cull "autopsy" revealed that she was just inundated in her own...
  20. Gifa

    calling any one from missouri

    Orscheln's Ameracauna's are Easter Eggers. They get them from Este's Hatchery, who sells them as Ameracauna. But don't despair, they lay beautiful eggs too. I got 4 of their "Ameraucana's" along with 2 Silver laced Wyandottes and a Brown Leghorn. This is what my Ameracauna's look like. And...
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