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    Sexing six week old chicks

    No - a number of the black ones have Pea Combs. They are seven weeks today and the single comb roos are really showing now. I don't know how to judge the pea comb chicks but I had a guy around today that has many chickens and he's leaning towards three to four roos...
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    Thanks for all the replies - looks like all the chicks showing the biggest combs are Roos.
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    Sorry ChickenExtreme, I've only just seen your responce next to each picture - Thanks so much for your post.
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    Nope all the same age and from the same mum
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    Thank you for all the replies. Ok looks like I may have to have my SLR serviced but have taken some more pics with side views of the Chicks as requested. I know it's still very early to be sexing them (Just about seven weeks now) but it's just for a bit of fun at precent. The first time one of...
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    I'll try get some better photos tomorrow with a bigger zoom lens as I am unable to catch them.
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    New to BackYard Chickens

    Hi and thanks for all the great information on this forum. It's made for good reading and I've learned so much already.
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    Sexing six week old chicks

    Hello and thanks for such a great forum. Been following these forums for a while now and have learned a lot. I have 3 Brown Shavers from a battery farm to replace the last three I had. They were killed by a Stoat some months back. These new girls have adjusted well and are thriving. As pullets...
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