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post #11 of 16
11/8/11 at 12:22pm

If 3 of my 5 chicks turn out to be males, will that be OK?  I mean, will they get along, or will there be problems?  Will they fight over the 2 women?  (They will be free ranging, if that makes any difference.)

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post #12 of 16
11/8/11 at 12:25pm
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I don't get it-  why do people end up with more peacocks than hens?!?!!  barnie  I have 5 peachicks and 3 of them are turning out to be boys!!!  Has anyone else noticed that all the people on here that post pics of their chicks to sex, end up being identified as mostly boys?  hu
P.S.  I think your pictures are pretty good.  Better than my attempts, anyways.


Yea it does seem that way. im guessing its because they are gamebird family quails you hatch out are mostly male as well... not sure about pheasants? but good observation...And personally i would rather have males free ranging around, they are much more colorful!!!


Hmmm....  interesting.  Yes, peacocks are way more pretty....  but the hens are the ones that lay the eggs...   that hatch into chicks...  so that you can have more peas (or sell them $!)

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post #13 of 16
11/8/11 at 1:02pm

odd are 50% 50% on sex.....but thats not in small numbers.......yes they will be fine one peacock will be at the top of the pecking order.

if you are hatching more males ...somewhere someone is hatching mostly females

See link below.



http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=595540


Edited by deerman - 11/8/11 at 1:32pm
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post #14 of 16
11/8/11 at 4:46pm
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odd are 50% 50% on sex.....but thats not in small numbers.......yes they will be fine one peacock will be at the top of the pecking order.

if you are hatching more males ...somewhere someone is hatching mostly females

See link below.



http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=595540


Haha!  Thanks for the link.

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post #15 of 16
11/9/11 at 4:33pm

4 male, 2 female.  I always end up with more hatched males.

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post #16 of 16
11/9/11 at 5:30pm

Looks like four males, two females. At this age, I'd look at the neck feathers. I also notice that the tail feathers on the males are slightly longer then the females, I'm assuming they're all siblings?

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