We hatched out some backyard mutts from a co-worker, at first I was thinking we ended up with 6 cockerels and 3 pullets, then 4 cockerels and 5 pullets, now I'm back to 6-3 again, just different birds.... Completely clueless, we will just have to wait and see who starts laying eggs.My 10 Sussex bantams were SR. I figured I'd get at least 5&5. Or, maybe at least 3-4 pullets.
Nope.
They're six weeks old, and it appears that I have 8 cockerels and 2 pullets.
(check them out here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/speckled-sussex-bantams-sex.1571432/post-26719829)
I don't want to get another SR, I am leery of getting 8 more cockerels.
So I went online to see what sexed bantams might be available. I looked for docile breeds. I found Barred Rock, Easter Eggers, and Dominique but none were available until late summer, if at all. I added my email to the "notify me when these become available".
Struck out...oh well.
Then, within an hour I got an email... Dominiques were available on April 12th, this week! I ordered 5 females. ETA is Thursday through Saturday.
Now I will be cleaning out and setting up the brooder and MHP inside the coop.
I'm excited!