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    Barred Rock: cockerel or pullet?

    I never thought they were full BR, at least not once their combs grew. But a single comb (r/r) crossed with rose comb (R/R) would produce rose comb (R/r). BTW, historically there were Rose Comb Barred Rocks (link below), though I'm not sure if it was ever included in the standard...
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    Barred Rock: cockerel or pullet?

    Right. Dominiques show up as a dirtier white rather than a gold. At least that's what I've read in the past.
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    Barred Rock: cockerel or pullet?

    Yeah, I thought that the saddle looked cockish (cocky? cockesque?), but I was a bit in denial. The odds of getting 2 out of 2 male from hatchery vent sexed supposedly females is about 1/400 (assuming 95% accuracy, which is what most hatcheries claim), so it seemed unlikely for both to be male...
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    Barred Rock: cockerel or pullet?

    Okay, so cockerels. Bummer. What are you basing that conclusion on? Trying to learn. I suspected early on that they weren't 100% BR. But their white is way whiter and the barring more clean than any of the Dominiques I've had. Maybe BR/Dom cross? That would make them R/r and S/s and explain the...
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    Barred Rock: cockerel or pullet?

    Background: I ordered a dozen Turkens (straight run) with the expectation of culling the males. To increase the odds of having enough hens in the end, I also bought 2 Barred Rock pullets and 2 Wyandotte pullets. All were Tractor Supply (and therefore from Hoover's Hatchery), the Turkens by mail...
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    Why you shouldn't raise incredibly friendly chickens.

    I agree with most of what Cyprus says, but as far as tool use, I'm not so sure. My two oldest hens (New Hampshires) will come running whenever they see a shovel, rake, or pitchfork in my hand and jump right in to whatever I'm doing. Especially the dominant one. I've almost speared her several...
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    Tracking Down the Owner of an Egg

    I agree with aart. Since you have so many different breeds, I'm assuming they are from a hatchery. You may have some chickens with mixed breed ancestry, so you can't rely on what the "normal" egg for any breed looks like. I've had speckled and plain from the (supposedly) same breed...
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    Naked Neck/Turken Thread

    Barred NN have Bsd and not B barring, is that what you're saying? I'm new to poultry genetics.
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    Naked Neck/Turken Thread

    Can Barred NN chicks be feather sexed the same way Dominiques can (spot on the head and darker shanks)? That's one of the things that attracted me to Doms but if it works on Barred NNs I may have to rethink what I get next year.
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    Barred Rock Sexing

    So, I'm assuming that by now you know for sure the sexes (since this thread is about 10 months old). What's the correct answer?
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    Neutering Roosters

    Okay, my last post of the night. Generally, caponizing isn't done under anesthesia. That may be changing now with so many people keeping chickens as pets rather than livestock. The reasons are (and I wish I could find my source) economics and safety. For meat birds, it's not cost effective to...
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    Neutering Roosters

    I realize I'm responding to a really old post, but a lot of people seem to have this question. Check out Harvey Ussery's site (www.themodernhomestead.us/) and search for "capon". He's been caponizing for a few years and explains it on his site and I think he talks about the personality change...
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    Neutering Roosters

    Quote: I've done some research on caponizing (neutering), but I'm not an expert. There was, quite a while ago, a lot of call for chemical caponizing in the meat industry because capons grow bigger than hens and don't have the fighting problems of cocks. A small capsule is injected into the...
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