I really love my BO rooster. He’s never charged me. Lets me hold him (if I can catch him) but he’s not good with my kids. Thankfully he’s never actually tried to stab anything other than a broom. I’ll have to find him a new home if he gets too aggressive though. He’s a year and 2 months old and...
For these I have no idea how to tell or if it’s possible. The others were mixed with a Dominique and the males got the barring gene that doesn’t get passed to females. I wasn’t sure if there was a way to tell with Easter Egger mixes by markings maybe. This is my first ever hatch.
Is it possible to tell the genders of these babies? I hatched 8 total (different crosses) and so far it’s looking like 5 roosters, 1 hen, and these 2 unknown so I’m getting nervous I’m going to end up with almost all roosters. Is there any way to tell for sure?
Buff Orpington rooster crossed...
I incubated and hatched 4 eggs (BO x Dominique) and 3 came out almost identical with light yellow faces and light grey bellies, and barring I THINK on the tops of their heads. One came out with a similar body color but a brown face and no barring at all on the head- wings seem to be longer too...