when you say bottom edging of "breast feathers" lighter color, do you mean the tip of each breast feather ? Or do you mean the middle of the breast? Sorry, just need a little clarification.
looking forward to someone to let you know easy way to sex them at that age, make my life slightly easier. watching habits is not even a option. I think I have far too many to memorize each bird.
I am kind of new to this also, but have read up and done alot of research. Along with picking and pawing through this forum. With that said I have read comments even from ones that have said done for many years say " The whole time I swore it was a male till I looked out and had laid a egg !"...