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    Training "stubborn" hens

    Isn't it great?! Little Hoovers for anything that makes our stomach turn!
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    Coronation Sussex Thread!

    Mine moult in late autumn and lots of protein helps it to occur and be over quickly. 7 weeks
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    Coronation Sussex Thread!

    I run 4 hens per roo. Mainly because broody back ups needed
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    Training "stubborn" hens

    My hubby catches moths in the bug zapper for them
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    Training "stubborn" hens

    Try coating some in Greek yoghurt.
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    Review by 'RcoM' in article 'Understanding Your Rooster.'

    Informative, original and enjoyable. I have never heard that the shuffle may be herding me. I sure didn;t feel the short, half-hearted effort my boy made by a shuffle was agressive at all. I will observe some more but remain alert.
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Thanks for the help throughout, guys! We exchanged one for a clear hen and got a refund on the other. I spent 6 hours in driving in total but we feel more confident with the outcome. In the meantime, from elsewhere, I was offered a young rooster for my 2nd flock and it was good timing and could...
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Yes, that is how I view my big boys saddle feathers. I wonder if anyone has seen where they sprout first?
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Hi! Just another question as I was looking at my older rooster today. Do they first form from halfway down the back along the spine? Do they go all the way to the tail or stop before it? I think I was looking too close to the tail...
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Thanks. That helps. Most of mine are fast developers and it tends to be "all over" development too. I think this woman's chicks are slower by comparison.
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Thanks. That's what I thought. By 13 weeks would we see it?
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Yes I agree. They do. I am not sure which feathers "count" so to speak.
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    And just for everyone's update, my friend said she saw rooster-like behaviour today: running rings around each other with a neck flare warning. We do see that from bossy pullets too, though...
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Thanks Chicalina! Wondering why you say that? Compared to my big, well developed 12 week chicks, both hens and roosters, I find them more like my hens. But these are not from the same genetics at all I guess?
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    Review by 'RcoM' in article 'Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!'

    Absolutely loved this explanation- especially the cartoon like picture which correctly helped me understand exactly where I am measuring! Previous to which, from just reading various explanations, I would have measured under (not between) the pelvic bones and been completely misled. Without...
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    How long to wait for the 1st egg after seeing red comb/wattles?

    Thanks. I have a pullet going really red. She mopes around near the nest box a lot! She seems "off her game". I hope she lays her first egg soon so we can both relax!
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Hmm. I still think they are nowhere near as developed as yours and the combs are still yellow- peach when I see them in person. Maybe in a week we will know with more certainty. have the grey pullets and they look like some of in terms of comb colour and development. I thank you sincerely for...
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Thanks Blind lemon chicken
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    Ok. She took some more photos for me this morning. We live in Australia so I appreciate that our time zones might not match up. If either of these is definitely a cock. I will need to return next week before the lady sells all the hens. P
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    Help to sex young Sussex 12 weeks

    I really appreciate that. I picked them out from a breeder for a friend. The other roosters that the breeder had were obvious. A couple of pullets were obvious. These were in between. I will ask my friend to take more pictures. I feel responsible as I got them for her. Once I know, I will take...
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