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    Barnevelder chicks, different feathering patterns, boys vs girls.

    Update: They are now 4 months old 2 boys 2 girls The darker one was a girl! So for future reference, to anyone thinking the difference in color is possibly showing male versus female (like I was), that is not a tale tale sign. I liked how someone here on BYC had said they're more like...
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    DSL Barnevelders (8 weeks old) male or female?

    Just to point out, for future reference, out of the 4, 3 had almost identical feather markings when they were younger, and one had very sparse coloring and was quite black. The odd one out. Out of those patterns, 2 were boys & 2 were girls, and the odd black sparse markings one was a girl (the...
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    Is my 8 week old Barnevelder a cockerel?

    Just to point out, for future reference, out of the 4, 3 had almost identical feather markings when they were younger, and one had very sparse coloring and was quite black. The odd one out. Out of those patterns, 2 were boys & 2 were girls, and the odd black sparse markings one was a girl (the...
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    DSL Barnevelders (8 weeks old) male or female?

    4 months old. I'll add pictures of #2, #3 and #4. I got rid the the first one very early on, before I even posted pictures the first time. But he was definitely a boy. Thank you to everyone who gave a guess. Very good guesses too! 😊👍
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    Is my 8 week old Barnevelder a cockerel?

    Update: 4 months old now 1st bird: boy 2nd bird: boy 3rd bird: girl 4th bird: girl I'll add pictures of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I got rid the the first one very early on, before I even posted pictures the first time. But he was definitely a boy. Thank you to everyone who gave a guess. Very good...
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    DSL Barnevelders (8 weeks old) male or female?

    Update: 4 months old now. Number 1 Male Number 2 Male Number 3 Female Number 4 Female
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    Polish pullet or cockerel? 5 weeks old

    8 weeks old! 😊
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    Early guesses? 3 week old polish sexing

    8 weeks old 😊
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    Mite problem.

    Thank you for your replies Mary 🙏
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    Mite problem.

    The Monterey Garden Spray Spinosad does not have instructions for poultry. It is only intended for gardens, so "off label" for chickens. I see people asking about it here, and haven't really gotten or concluded that the Monterey Garden Spray Spinosad was safe for chickens "off label". As for...
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    Mite problem.

    Hi! I just learned about Elector psp. I have Monterey Garden Spray Spinosad at my local garden store. I've seen a conversion to use it here on Backyard Chickens. Do you know if it is safe to use on Chickens? Do you know if it has any harmful ingredients to chickens in the "other ingredients"...
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    Monterey Garden Spray Spinosad vs Elector psp?

    I do understand that Elector psp is 44.2% and Monterey Garden Spray (spinosad) is 0.5%. I've read some articles here, and seen some conversions of how to use it. My question is, are they similar enough to use the Monterey? Is the Monterey safe (no bad ingredients added that are dangerous to...
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    Polish pullet or cockerel? 5 weeks old

    Thank you for your thoughts! I appreciate it!
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    Polish pullet or cockerel? 5 weeks old

    Cool! 😁 This is his dad 😊
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    Polish pullet or cockerel? 5 weeks old

    Update: 7 weeks old Boy or girl? 🤔 ☺️ Happy either way!
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