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post #11 of 26
8/2/12 at 6:49am

I think she looks like a hen. I've had a couple pullets that had super long tail feathers and everyone would tell me they're boys, but they weren't! =P

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post #12 of 26
8/2/12 at 7:17am

She looks like a pullet to me.  

 

Mine have gotten to the point that they all run over to me and squat as soon as I enter the coop, before I even touch them.   LOL, I pet them a lot.  
 

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post #13 of 26
8/2/12 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by Lots A Cluckin View Post

I always pet my pullets on the back and out of 10 at point of laying and 2 that are laying only one squats when I rub her back...so I dont believe that method is 100% reliable idunno.gif


well it's not a fool proof test,  just another clue to her gender.  :) 

Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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post #14 of 26
8/2/12 at 7:00pm
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Thanks all.  My chickens went from sitting on my shoulders inside to running away now that they are outside, once I retrain them to accept petting I will try that.
 

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post #15 of 26
8/2/12 at 7:04pm
I am voting girl. No streamers, no hackles...AND, you should her 2 distinct crows by now if she was a he.
At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

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Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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post #16 of 26
8/2/12 at 11:31pm

I say 100% Cockerel 

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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post #17 of 26
8/3/12 at 12:15am

Based off of her rounded saddle feathers, and thin legs I'm going to say it's a GIRL.  And with how red her comb and wattles are, I imagine she'll make an egg for you very soon!

I am a wife, nurse and mother to: 1 EE, 3 OE, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock,  2 GLW, 1 BLRW rooster,  1 Cuckoo Marans, 1 BCM, 1 BO, 1 Blue Andalusian, 1 Ancona, 3 Ameraucana (2 Blue Wheaten, 1 Blue).   Oh and 2 pit bulls, 1 black lab, 3 Nigerian Pygmy goats, a cat and 4 ducks (3 Indian Runners, 1 Khaki Campbell) :-)

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I am a wife, nurse and mother to: 1 EE, 3 OE, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock,  2 GLW, 1 BLRW rooster,  1 Cuckoo Marans, 1 BCM, 1 BO, 1 Blue Andalusian, 1 Ancona, 3 Ameraucana (2 Blue Wheaten, 1 Blue).   Oh and 2 pit bulls, 1 black lab, 3 Nigerian Pygmy goats, a cat and 4 ducks (3 Indian Runners, 1 Khaki Campbell) :-)

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post #18 of 26
8/3/12 at 12:57am

i x2 what chickenextreme said

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post #19 of 26
8/3/12 at 5:59am

If the age is correct looks like a girl to me, especially since the comb and wattles just poked out at 14 weeks. Granted, I have 16 week old australorp females with WAY less comb than that, but you SHOULD have saddle feathers by 16-17 weeks... I think it's a POL pullet.

 

Let us know what happens! 

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post #20 of 26
8/14/12 at 7:10pm
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No eggs yet.  No crowing yet.

Pictures taken 11 AUG 2012, that would make the chickens all 18 weeks 2 days.

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standing next to her* hen friends

 

The golf balls are in place.

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