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Amberjones29
In the Brooder
- Aug 30, 2022
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No crowing at all. They were young when we got them. I want to say about 2 weeks old. So they smaller ones would be about 5 weeks? And my Wyandottes were 3-4 weeks. Let me post some more pictures. This is the day we got them, you can’t see a whole lot because they’re huddled up. These pictures are all from the first few days when we got them.I'm not really sure about genders for any of them.
It's hard to tell feather shape when the feathers are wet. I was looking for pointy saddle feathers, growing on the back in front of the tail. Those would indicate males. But wet feathers tend to clump up and look pointy even on hens.
And all the combs I see could be males (of one age) or females (of a younger age), but you don't know what age they really are.
If they are all the same age, you might have quite a few pullets there.
My reasons for saying that:
--the Cream Legbar should be female (by color)
--the Cream Legbar has a fairly well developed comb
--any other chicken with an equally developed comb has a chance to also be female
--any chicken with a less dveloped comb has a higher chance to be female
Even for the laced Wyandotte in the first photos, that comb could indicate a female getting close to laying age (maybe 4-6 months) or a much younger male (maybe 2-3 months).
Have you heard any crowing? That's usually a good sign of having a male.