Hello I have 3 chicks, one is seven weeks older then the other two, the oldest one will be 14 weeks soon and the chicks will be 7 weeks I need to transition the oldest one to layer feed soon but the babies still need to their chick food, so should I mix the food together, if so will the chicks...
The female can have a red/pink comb before laying, (i know this because my pullet has this) theirs isn’t necessarily bright red, kinda pink but might still be a pullet
I doubt it’s a cockerel my BO’s comb was developing at 3-4 weeks already, she’s probably just a bit more advanced in her comb growth, as long as her comb doesn’t develop too much she’s probably a girl
I’ve only had 4 chicks but for me I’ve have 100% accuracy with this, also this isn’t feather sexing it’s that female chicks develop faster then males, also when hatching usually its 40-60% 50-50% 70-30% never 80%+ for pullets, but good luck
by the way another good way to tell is females are...
Hi, i have a couple buff Orpington’s in my experience as long as they have wings feathers before a couple days their probably girls, all though my buff Orpington rooster had short wing feathers, when he got his
Fed them some treats together and now they all couldn’t care less, all though my evil hen’s pecking order place does sometimes make her peck at them, they are fine now, and I’m evicting them :lol:! Thanks again for the advice it really helped
Since she’s only four weeks i think cockerel, but if you put your finger and wiggle it near her face it she follows it then she might be a rooster, and if she just acts like a rooster