This is to note: I have these two breeds that I have 100% sight-sexed feathering. Hope this may help. Light Brahma and Cochin (of the standard size). This following data is copied from another forum that I post in. I am an observer of my flocks -- light Brahma, Cochins (Blue, black, and...
Arizona, some nice birds you got going on there and thank you for the pictures and the reply. I really need to get out today and get some close ups of the combs. I have three actually, the same age all 8 weeks old. I just haven't really seen a big difference in their combs (maybe they are all...
Becky, I seriously think that you got it right. Those pictures of yours are great and the comparisons between pullet and cockeral are wonderful. I have, as mentioned, noticed quite a difference in the tail feathers of the chicks. I have three groups right now to compare, (3 different...
Becky, I think you may have it. I am going to get a better picture of the two brahmas in question. They are 8 weeks old now, two weeks past where you said that you could clearly see a difference.
I did notice that the chick with the more poofy-type tale appeared to have a bit more of a ridge...
Thank you for the reply. I do know that roosters have more pointed tailfeathers, but these are yet young. The two chicks in question are now 8 weeks old. I thought I had best post some pictures to see if I can get a good reply. There is a clear difference in the tailfeathers, but I don't...
So, been doing alot of incubating of Light Brahma and Cochins, standard sized. Certain differences definitely between the feathers. But, here is the quandry. At the age of 21 days and younger, I have noticed a huge difference in the tail feathers of the Brahmas. Some have quite clearly...
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Well, holy smokes!!! I was re-reading this topic and looked up classical genetics on the internet -- and I have bookmarked and been studying this page: http://humangenetics.suite101.com/article.cfm/genotype_phenotype_inheritance
I have been studying now for a couple of hours and feel...
Gonna try again. Hatched 4 of 12 eggs in my incubator that my broody Cochin gave up on. Been dabbling with some feather sexing and I think I got it, unless Mother Nature decides to tell me I am wrong.
2 Cochins (splash in colour)
1 Australorpe
1 Light Brahma
All standard size. These chicks...
So, does anyone really know how long chicken eggs can be held before incubation to be viable. I have read so many different things like maximum of 7, 10 and somewhere I read 14 days. Anyone know for POSITIVE how long? Elaborate please.
the poop that looks like butterscotch pudding, or even mustard pudding, the colour range is very different -- is in the normal range, it is cecal poop. There is a site that I went to that had some very graphic pictures of all types of chicken poops, showing what is normal (and that is a huge...
I have a little giant and I can't stand it. I fiddled with the temperature so much trying to keep it even, not a chance,the temp fluctuation was severe, even with moving it to a warm corner in my frontroom. None of the 15 eggs hatched. I usually use my sportsman and was so disappointed after...
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I don't think I have ever read information, such as the graphic pictures on that poop site, that has assisted me more with my understanding of what the feces of chickens should look like. It has given me masses of relief.
I have seen that poop sometimes, which looks exactly like the...
About 2 months ago I traded a couple of roosters for two Buff Orpington hens. They were 2 years old and 1 year old. They were massively huge and overweight, I could tell when I picked them up. The fellow that I got the hens from said that they were not laying anymore. And they haven't yet...
I made the following post yesterday morning, but didn't get any answers (probably because I was basically duplicating this post), so I have copied the body of that post into here and will delete the body of my post of yesterday AM.
"I have a Buff Orpington rooster, age of 6 months. About two...
Ah, Ranchhand, thank you (and Hollywood Chickens, by the way, lovely handle) for the fast replies. I am well onto that way then, my hen numbers are increasing as the pullets mature. They are still all in the main flock area (about 1/2 acre of poultry wire fencing, with lots of grass and...