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    Hens or Roos? 6.5 weeks old. Parents are blue australorp too over CCL or EE hens

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    What gender? EE and CCL hens over blue australorp roo

    Another update! I am wondering if the first is a roo? He’s giving too energy but the others seem like pullets. Thank you for any thoughts!
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    Chick sex - australorp roo - EE or CCL hen parents

    Hello! I have another update, any other thoughts on sex? The first black is giving me roo energy but the others I think are pullets?
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    What gender? EE and CCL hens over blue australorp roo

    Hello! I posted these a while ago but was told they were too young. I wrote a reply to that post but not sure it will show up so am posting here I hope that’s okay. I am wondering if anyone can tell me the sex of these chicks, they are six weeks old. Crème crested legbar and black easter egger...
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    Chick sex - australorp roo - EE or CCL hen parents

    Hello! I have updated photos of the chicks above, it looks like two of them may have crests? Are these crests? Do these photos help identify which sex they may be? It’s a blue australorp roo over black Easter Evers with puffy cheeks and a crème crested legbar. Thank you!
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    Chick sex - australorp roo - EE or CCL hen parents

    I hatched my first chicks and am so excited, any ideas what sex this might be? Also wondering if you can tell who the mother is. They are 16 days old. Roo is blue australorp and mother is either a black Easter egger with fluffy cheeks or a crème crested legbar. Thank you :)
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Hello! I posted this elsewhere but think you may be able to help me. I hatched my first chicks, a blue australorp roo to black EE hens with beards and a crème crested legbar hen. I got four chicks, two black and two blue, I was wondering who the blues would be from? Is there any way to tell...
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    Chick parent ID help - blue australorp roo x CCL and EE hens

    Hello! I hatched out my first round of chicks and was surprised by the colouring and hoping someone can help me understand what may be going on. I have what’s supposed to be a pure blue australorp roo and black EE hens that lay blue/green eggs and have fluffy cheeks and a pure crème crested...
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    Friendly rooster always friendly?

    Hello! I am new to chickens and hoping for some opinions - I inherited a very sweet blue australorp rooster who is about a year old and just want to confirm his behaviour is good. I had him on his own for about a month and he was always sweet now I have four hens for him who he takes really good...
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    Is she broody & how to integrate?

    Hello, I bought an araucana (sold as but is Easter egger) hen and the owner threw in three eggs that are very likely fertilized (I was just going to eat them) and I had the eggs in the same container as the hen and she tucked them under herself and is laying on them on our car ride home! Does...
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    Australorp and barred rock get along?

    Hello, I took in an australorp rooster and hen that was the lowest on the pecking order in the old flock. The hens head is quite pecked and she seems tired and was described as “depressed”. The rooster is missing the bigger flock and seems unhappy though he is being nice to the hen. I am trying...
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