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    Splash Sumatra pullet or roo?

    very old post but updating just in case someone is comparing. Birdie did end up being a female! And the silkie unfortunately was a roo 😭
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    First time incubating, Trader Joe's eggs

    I have this same incubator. Have My first batch in there now. Also in so cal so bummer no one will sell us hatching eggs. I got my eggs from my hen I bought that mated before I bought her. Good luck!
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    Sumatra gender help...updated pics

    Ahh I get it. So during laying season they will lay but what makes them poor layers is they don’t lay year round?
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    Sumatra gender help...updated pics

    Thanks! She’s been laying once a day. I’m guessing aside from going broody at some point she’ll also take a break eventually right? I’ve always heard they’re not the best layers
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    Sumatra gender help...updated pics

    She’s a girl! I figured she was too young to lay so I haven’t been checking in her coop except when I clean it. Well this afternoon I saw an egg next to the silkie by the feeder which is downstairs in their run. The silkie is like 4 months old...must be Birdie! Looked in the coop and sure enough...
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    When can you tell with polish chicks?

    If I were to guess (and it’s a guess, bc I know nothing about this breed) id say all the way left is roo and the other 2 are pullets although the middle one looks suspicious
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    Picking up straight run BCM and EE advice for how to choose day old chicks.

    So cute! That’s kinda what I plan to do... only buy hens and pullets. They are hard to come buy unless you buy autosexing breeds though. Most people I find don’t want to sell their pullets and hens. Maybe I live in an area where chickens aren’t popular? :confused: Poor little hen. I always am...
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    Silkie show potential age?

    Wow she’s beautiful! Love her thick down/fluff. About the toe thing, my girl has all 5 toes but I heard about the evenly spaced. Does that include that tiny little toe, or just the 4 longer toes? My girl also has black skin. One more thing, the ears, should they be turquoise or blue? So far my...
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    Silkies and wattles...Do I have a roo?

    What?! Wow! That’s crazy. Even looks like your girl has streamers!
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    Silkies and wattles...Do I have a roo?

    Here was my roo at 3 months old. He was the bearded version though. Posting so you can compare combs.
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    Silkies and wattles...Do I have a roo?

    Looks more roo than my roo at that age. Mine was also a hatchery.
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    Picking up straight run BCM and EE advice for how to choose day old chicks.

    I 3rd that. Naming them makes it too real. Hell I even kept my rooster’s name as his female name because he responded to it and I felt bad changing it on him. I got rid of him the 2nd I found a good home. I wanted to keep him! But knew that wasn’t an option. I almost cried rehoming him. I’m so...
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    Silkie show potential age?

    Thanks! She is a pretty girl. She’s had a really pretty round head since she was 4 weeks old. That’s when I started to wonder if she’s got some show potential. That and her lines would indicate there’s a good possibility she would be. And just an FYI, she’s been blood tested so she is in fact a...
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    Silkie show potential age?

    Thanks! I’ll try puffing her tail out more. Since these pictures it’s gotten huge! But I just need to work with her on her posture. She’s like insecure or something. I think my fault. She was picked on as a chick so I separated her and now she doesn’t know how to be a chicken and is scared of...
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    Silkie thread!

    Omg they are so precious!
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