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Need to know if they are hens or roosters??

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I really want to name my chicks! They are nine weeks old. Some people have told me the combs will be darker of they are roosters. Ive noticed that a few are way more agressive than others but. ...Any other ways to tell?
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WelcometoBYC.gif. If you post pictures we can probably sex them for you. 

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Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

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As soon as I figure out how to post pic I will. I have been doing this all from my phone. Can't figure it out yet.
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Hi and welcome-byc.gif

It really depends on what breed of chicken you have. There are different ways of sexing for each different breed.
e.g. feather colour.

But it would be very helpful if you could post a picture. smile.png
Aggressiveness doesn't necessarily point towards a rooster - a few of my hens will bite and peck too.

Roosters will grow combs faster than hens, though. So you can look at the combs.
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"I'm looking at nuclear power, not weapons - there's an 87% difference." ; )
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I will as soon as I figure out how to from my phone. Thanks!!!
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Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. thumbsup.gif
This link might help. http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/inserting-pics-in-on-the-new-byc

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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