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    any idea?

    Hoping for a RIR roo, eh? I reckon that's quite brave - I had a part RIR roo that was one of the most vicious things I've ever encountered. Couldn't go into the enclosure without a shield or pole of some sort to fend him off, and if you let him out into the garden he would try to circle round...
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    Chick sexing project

    Right! After a leave of absence from BYC (taken mostly in the interests of getting other things done, like work) I am going to start contacting people who let me know they have photos to share - hopefully by now most of the early contributors should have very obviously sexed chickens now, as...
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    Chick sexing project

    Hi mother o'chicks 72, I just returned from hols this week so haven't looked at BYC in a while, hence the delayed reply. I guess if you post the pics in this thread, that would be interesting to readers and contributors, and would be easy for me to access in order to copy the pics across to my...
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    Chick sexing project

    Hi mother o'chicks72, they sound great, I'd be especially interested in the BR, BO, BLRW and EE for the moment. Concentrating on large fowl for now, and these are all breeds that I've already started putting photos together for or was intending to in the near future! Cheers, Mark
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    Chick sexing project

    Thanks to the last katyhinmo, greensandjeans and allmychickens for your kind offers of photos. I reckon RIRs and Araucanas will probably be the next species I'll tackle, and I'll hopefully get round to Wyandottes soon as well! Best wishes, Mark
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    Rooster trying to teach my dog to attack

    Hi winky, just spotted this thread on the verge of becoming inactive, but thought I'd respond because it's a topic that interests me. First off, RIR roosters have a bad rep - of all of the breeds described on Henderson's list (check it up on Google if you haven't seen it, it's a wonderful...
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Hi Henney Penney, the blue splash roo you posted a pic of is lovely. If you don't mind I will include him in the collection of photos for sexing that I have assembled here https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=102688-sexing-different-breeds. If you have any earlier photos of him...
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    Silkie thread!

    Quote: I made a Photobucket album for this. Here is the link.. Thanks racuda. Your chicks are ridiculously cute!
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi racuda, that is absolutely ideal, thanks for getting back to me. I'll be delighted to use your photos. I hope both the chicks turn out to be what you want them to be! Cheers, Mark
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    Silkie thread!

    Hello all. Just to let you know that Silkie is among the breeds I've started to assemble photos for in order to help people trying to sex their chicks. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=102688-sexing-different-breeds I only have photos of a few Silkies so far, but I have a...
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Hello all! I'd like to make a request on this thread for photos of Orpington chicks for which the gender is now known (but need not have been known when the photo was taken). Runs of photos of the same chick at a variety of different ages would be especially good. The photos are to bolster the...
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    What will i get??

    Hi there, As far as I know, first generation Turken crosses reliably have bare or partially bare necks. Apart from that, the only clue I can give you about the combinations you mentioned is that our Buff Orp/White Leghorn rooster, now 7 weeks old, has turned out what I would call buff splash...
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    Chick sexing project

    Hey macbeth, Thanks for the post. I think it would be worth having a section for hybrid photos, but regardless of how many photos this accumulates I think that sexing most hybrid chicks (autosexing combos aside!) is always going to be an uphill struggle! This is because the combination of genes...
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    new roo

    Could also be black Leghorn - supposed to have yellow legs but see here for one that doesn't: http://showbirdbid.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=promotingwhiteleghorns&action=display&thread=1734. Come to think of it, not sure what the difference between black LH with dark legs and a black Minorca...
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    11 Week Silikie Guesses, Pullet or Roo

    Thanks Eric's girl! Keep us posted about how those Silkies turn out!
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