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I do have a question though. How can you tell they are all males? Everything I have tired to find about sexing says you can't tell until they are over a year and a half old. I saw somethings about wing color/ length and leg length but I honestly couldn't figure out how you sex an animal with those subtle differences... Is it their heads? tails? ...?
For India Blue varieties (most) you should be able to tell much earlier than this. By the time they are a few months old the wing stripes should be disappearing on the females. The cocks will develop some eye feathers and color by the second summer or when they are 1yr. old. When the cocks are 2yr. olds they will have a small train (varies with individuals) and along with the the hens will probably be able to mate. They will all be able to call quite well by the second summer (1yr. old)You really can't tell until they are mature and the tails come out. We have two that will be three years old in July. One of them is definitely female because she 'assumes the position' even when I just hold my hand out flat with the palm down above her. The sibling/buddy does not do that and is even angry with her because of the way she is acting. He(?) may be male but there is no long tail action or he(?) may simply still be enough of a juvenile that her actions just don't seem right. She should be chasing the chickens instead of acting wimpy and submissive (I am typing in peacock terms).
What is strange is that she is the first female I have ever seen do anything like that. Our females have always been aloof about the whole thing and pretty much dominant in the flock..
Yes you can. You can tell within months. With India Blue especially you can easily tell by a few months old.You really can't tell until they are mature and the tails come out.