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yep looks like it to me
will be happy too.I'm new to the d'anver breed and wondered if anyone could share their experience with a couple areas. I have large fowl chickens and silkies and am just curious if these things are different for the little d'anvers.
How old are the hens when they typically start to lay eggs?
My little cockerels (about 6 weeks old) are starting to do "roosterish" things like sounding the alarm for danger & their combs and waddles are really growing. At what age do the boys start wanting to mate the pullets?
Do some cockerels develop late? I have 6 babies. 3 of them are developing bigger, redder combs and 3 still have flat combs staying yellow. I don't mind 3 girls and 3 boys. But, I'm really wondering if any of the 3 girlie ones could also be roosters down the road?
Do d'anvers roost at night? I set up a roosting branch in their coop yesterday but the chicks (6 weeks old) preferred to cuddle in the pine shavings like they've always done.Was it just because they are still young and eventually they will sleep on the roost (or are they like silkies that "dog pile")?
Thank you for any input you've had with your d'anvers.
Quote:We've had a couple 4 week olds attempt at crowing.I've had good luck sexing mine by 3 weeks or so just by the combs getting redder in the males. By two months old, my little roosters are crowing, so you shouldn't have to wait too long before you'll know.My son got really freaked out because one sounded like a "snake getting strangled" in the garage-hehe! Then when we went to investigate, we saw the little guy standing up straight and tall making that screeching noise!