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post #1 of 8
7/22/10 at 5:25am
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So whats the rules of sexing with EE's? because so far I am failing at this, lol

Here is Bessy my crowing hen. We are renaming him Sue (after the Johny Cash song) for coming out of the closet so late, that's right because I am sure I saw Jack mount him the other day,
Obviously I saw him crow so he is a roo. but does this mean all the ones that look like this are roo's too? (gosh I hope not because there are a couple)
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54911_dsc02052.jpg

Here is what I think is a hen (we have a couple of these)
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54911_dsc02056.jpg

Jack was the first to crow, he has been crowing for over a month now
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54911_dsc02053.jpg

Nedgar and KFC, haven't crowed yet. I am hoping there is still a chance they are hens (because they are mutts and anything could happen)
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54911_dsc02051.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/54911_dsc02055.jpg

Half of this flock is two weeks older than the other half. Jack and bessy/sue are the older ones but sue only crowed today while Jack has been crowing for over a month now. Nedgar and KFC are in the younger bunch

any thoughts???

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post #2 of 8
7/22/10 at 5:35am

How old is Bessy/Sue?

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post #3 of 8
7/22/10 at 5:42am

I have two Lav Ameruacanas and at first thought I had one of each. Then the "hen" got a tail that was longer than the one who's comb grew bigger and got red, so I was unsure of what it was. Now they both look the same and the "hen" still has not got a big comb while the other clearly has a big nice peacomb. They both look the same otherwise. So I'm wondering whether or not the less dominant roos develop more slowly or at all? This may be the case with your birds.
Any experts out there want to help us? 

I do have five Del roos and as far as I can tell only one is crowing even though they are all the same age.

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post #4 of 8
7/22/10 at 5:43am
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I lost track but a rough guess is somewhere around 14 weeks

i get tired of people who over humanize their animals. animals are animals and are happiest treated as animals....
To err is human. It takes a computer to really foul things up
Experience, usually only acquired after it is needed
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i get tired of people who over humanize their animals. animals are animals and are happiest treated as animals....
To err is human. It takes a computer to really foul things up
Experience, usually only acquired after it is needed
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post #5 of 8
7/4/12 at 6:38am

we found a bared plymith rock chicken on the side of the road. knowing us it was thirsty so we let it come into our coop after asking is this your chicken monthes later we find out its a boy by the loud erearerooooooo in the morning at 6:00 so we had to get rid of him (we didnt kill him) this morning we heard another crow from a girl bared plymith rock chicken my dad said it wasnt very loud at all all the looks of a hen mach up and she tries to be the Queen of the roost even when our other chicken was around i heard they sometimes do crow?????

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post #6 of 8
7/4/12 at 7:28am
Pictures would help...? But at 14 weeks.. That is unlikely for a hen to start crowing.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #7 of 8
7/4/12 at 11:16am

yes pictures would definitly help

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happy dad of a GSP and a BLRW and FBCM  and a WL and a BR and a BA and a SS and an EE and a GLC 

 

 

 

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post #8 of 8
7/4/12 at 11:23am

This is a really old thread.

 

Chickerama10004, you might want to start a new thread.

wife to long suffering husband who has built more miles of fence, barns, coops and enclosures then one man should have to, two teenage boys, current flock of 13 assorted hens and 1 big red roo, 2 goats, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 bunnies and 1 cockatiel. 

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wife to long suffering husband who has built more miles of fence, barns, coops and enclosures then one man should have to, two teenage boys, current flock of 13 assorted hens and 1 big red roo, 2 goats, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 bunnies and 1 cockatiel. 

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