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    18 day old bantam mottled Cochins - sex?

    I’m thinking I have a pair. Anyone else?
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    Porcelain D’Uccle X Quail Belgian D’Anvers produced FRIZZLE chick?!?!

    Any explanations? Here are the parents, and the frizzled chick.
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    6 week old Russian Orloff - sexing

    Hey all, I have two Orloffs about 6 weeks old. I’ve never had the breed before so I don’t know what I’m looking for as far as signs, in terms of sexing. This is the bigger of the two; looks totally prehistoric IMO, lol. Do they develop slow? Both have no signs of a comb or wattles.
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    4 week old barred rock - pullet or cockerel?

    Pullet or cockerel? ‘Baby’ was hatched by my silkie and D’Anvers accidentally. 😝
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    11 week old blue Ameraucana - pullet or cockerel?

    This is Cloud. Cloud is obviously my favourite. Please tell me Cloud is a pullet. I can’t have 7 roosters 😭😂😭🙏🏻
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    Dead skin peeling off rooster; moult or side effect of mites?

    Long story short, my Belgian D’Uccle rooster Simon had a bad case of the mites in his hackle feathers. I bathed him thoroughly & treated him with Ivermectin & Elector PSP. I am no stranger to mites. Where the mites were there is all sorts of what looks to be brown dead skin peeling off...
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    5 week old barred/cuckoo Olive Egger sex??

    I love this chick but it’s huge & starting to get pink in the comb. Dad was a BCM, mama could be Ameraucana or multi-gen Olive/easter Egger. It’s just about 5 weeks old. Think I’ve got a boy? Also, is this considered a cuckoo or barred chick? Sorry for the sub-par photos, the growouts...
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    3.5 week old OE x Silkies - gender guesses?

    Feta & Cheddar were hatched from my silkie roo, Anton, and two Olive Egger hens - Penny & Ginger. I’m thinking pullets because of the feather patterns, but Feta (lighter chick) has a much bigger (single row) comb than Cheddar, and is generally larger. I’ve never hatched these eggs before so...
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    5 week old porcelain 2/3 Cochin 1/3 Silkie

    Hi all, I’m obsessed with this baby that ended up hatching alongside some Mille Fleur D’Uccle eggs I purchased. Breeder thinks he or she is 2/3 Cochin & 1/3 silkie. Dad is pure Cochin & mom is 1/2 Cochin, 1/2 Silkie. Confirm my suspicions… rooster? No wattles yet… 🫠🙃
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    Sexing 3 w/o D’Uccles and a Cochin mix

    I’ve done some lurking through forums RE: sexing D’Uccles & Cochins but haven’t really got a clue! New to both breeds. Any guesses? Exhibit A) These two have very similar, straight lined combs that are yellow. Pullets? Exhibit B) This one has a much spikier, lumpier comb. Exhibit C)...
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    10 week old white crested black polish - cockerel or pullet?

    Say it isn’t so.. it’s always the favourites. He’s a boy, isn’t he? :( Pic of my splash, Polly, for comparison.
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    What determines bearding in polish? Are certain standard colors NEVER bearded?

    Hi there! I’m very new to chickens and chicken genetics. Wondering what determines whether a polish chick is bearded or not. I’ve NEVER seen a bearded white crested black or blue, for instance. I have only seen gold and buff laced bearded here in Ontario. I have non-bearded gold laced and two...
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    4 week old Polish - PLEEEASEEE BE PULLETS!

    I just love these two. White crested black is much larger than the splash; quite assertive but more skeptical of humans, just started letting me hold ‘her’. Splash baby is super teeny, super friendly & loves being handled. Any guesses?! I know it’s early, but I’m just dying over here, LOL...
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    Introducing 4 w/o chicks to 12 w/o chicks - docile breeds

    Hi everyone! I’ve got two 4 w/o chicks - 2 polish & 1 salmon Faverolles in a large brooder setup, and am wondering if I could introduce my two new pullets - 12 w/o Silverudd Isbar and Olive Egger to them and have them cohabitate. The two pullets have been quarantined and vaccinated for...
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    18 day salmon Faverolles! Guess the sex with me!

    Here are some updated pics. They’re now 18 days old! Chick #1: Suspected pullet. Chick #2: Suspected cockerel? Darker feathers. Chick #3: No clue. Very slow developer! They all look so different! Any thoughts?!
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    11 day old Salmon Faverolles

    I have three, 11 day old Salmon Faverolles. The two with brown feathers are shier than their larger sibling with zero tail feathers and teeny little wing feathers growing in a much darker color. Am I right to suspect I’ve got two pullets and a cockerel? Or, could ‘they’ just be slower to...
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    Lavender? Splash? True Ameraucana?!

    I purchased this adorable sweetheart from a local breeder who says she obtained the eggs from a breeder in Quebec. My question is - is Cashew here a pure Ameraucana? If so, what color is she? Lavender or super diluted splash? Her beak looks off, but the legs seem correct. Insight...
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    Splash gene - does it pass across breeds?

    Hi all, I am new to chickens & fascinated by genetics related to feathering, egg color, etc. Science rules 😍 My question is, if my splash silkie roo were to breed with a splash EE or Ameraucana, what would the chicks be like? Would they be splash too? For reference, we have Mr. Buffy (Roo)...
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    White crested blue polish sexing - day old?!

    Can you really tell by crest shape so early?! Any guesses?
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    How late will Ameraucana legs change to slate? Do I have an EE?!

    I have four 7 week old Ameraucanas and all but this one have slate legs with pink bottoms. How late will they change.. or is this blue/splash wheaten baby an EE? 🤔 Also… I’m thinking a cockerel but guesses are welcome.
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