Thankyou for such a detailed response!! I sort of know deep down he will start crowing but I want him to not so much I'm trying to will it into being haha
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I have a 17 week old Speckled Sussex Rooster that hasn't crowed yet, he has made some strange strangled sounding noises a handful of times, but he should be crowing by now shouldn't he? I have read that some roosters from this breed have whisper crows, could it be that, or is he just not...
Oh wow really?? That is really surprising since the breeder prides himself on his australorps. That seems crazy he mixed them up with a different breed!! Thankyou so much for your input, now to research black leghorns haha
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My name is Jess and I have 7 beautiful 11 week old chickens. I have had them since they were 5 weeks old and the breeds include; australorp, barnevelder, speckled sussex and plymouth barred rock. I live in the suburbs so we will need to rehome the boys (looks like I have at least 3)...
This beauty is 11 weeks old. She is much larger than the other chickens (different breeds though) and has been since a baby. No crowing, and very gentle. I really hope she's a girl, what do you think?
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I have 2 barnevelders, both 11 weeks old. I suspect one or both of them are boys. Neither are crowing or aggressive. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
As you can see in the picture, theyre both the same-ish size, one is a lot darker than the other. The darker one appears to...
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I 2 speckled sussex's, both 11 weeks old, neither crowing, but I suspect one (or both) is a boy.
This one has smaller head dangles (sorry i dont know the actual name for them!)
This one has much more pronounced dangles, and greenish tail feathers. They are both about the same size...
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I have 2 astralorps, both 11 weeks old, that look pretty different to each other. I was hoping you could help me identify their gender. Neither are crowing or seem aggressive.
This one is a lot smaller, but has long tail feathers.
And this one is a lot bigger, but more round. She also...