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post #11 of 37

4/27/12 at 10:10pm

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This gives me hope as I have a (hopefully) pullet EE that looks just like yours. This is a great thread.

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4/28/12 at 6:18am

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Beautiful pictures! Great thread! We need more like this to help people determine the sex of their chick(en).

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4/28/12 at 4:22pm

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off to a good start please keep contributing to this thread. thank you

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4/28/12 at 5:57pm

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Sunny and Sparrow ( 1 week old)

Sunny @ 8 weeks: not sure on this one (probably cockeral)

Sparrow @ 8 weeks: Pullet

Theo and Chip (1 week)

Theo @ 8 weeks: Cockeral

Chip @ 8 weeks: Cockeral

Edited by Panth - 4/29/12 at 9:59am

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4/28/12 at 6:01pm

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due to the deep red on sunny's wings im sure hes a cockerel all the way

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4/28/12 at 6:10pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hdowden

due to the deep red on sunny's wings im sure hes a cockerel all the way

I've been thinking so for a long time, but he/she keeps playing with my head .

Here's another fun one for you:

Simon can't seem to figure out how to grow feathers, they are 9 weeks old now

PS: in the interest of this thread, here is Simon at 1 week

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4/28/12 at 6:14pm

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What I have learned from this batch of EE chicks? If you want pullets, pick the BORING colored chicks, not the flashy ones

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4/29/12 at 9:22am

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Quote:

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What I have learned from this batch of EE chicks? If you want pullets, pick the BORING colored chicks, not the flashy ones

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