1. FunClucks

    Prarie egger 8 weeks old male or female have 2 one is more quiet than the other if the other is more quiet will they make the loud crow sound?

    I'd totally expect you to get your money back from that store. Pics of current roosters and baby chick receipt showing pullets were purchased might be helpful here. That being said, vent sexing is not always accurate, so the store may just say you got unlucky that day and managed to acquire...
  2. FunClucks

    Prarie egger 8 weeks old male or female have 2 one is more quiet than the other if the other is more quiet will they make the loud crow sound?

    Sometimes when there's more than one rooster, the one who's less dominant will not crow as much, or at all. Non-dominant cockerels can often slow down their sexual maturity when there's already a dominant roo. This way they can stay with the flock longer as they grow up. If the dominant roo...
  3. FunClucks

    Prarie egger 8 weeks old male or female have 2 one is more quiet than the other if the other is more quiet will they make the loud crow sound?

    If they are Prairie Bluebell Eggers they are usually sold as pullets. I have never seen these sold as straight run, since folks get them primarily for blue eggs, and they don't breed true (according to Hoover's hatchery who created them). Sounds like someone messed up on the sexing. They...
  4. FunClucks

    Prarie egger 8 weeks old male or female have 2 one is more quiet than the other if the other is more quiet will they make the loud crow sound?

    Sure. The problems come when you try to eat it after it's been sat on by a hen for a week or more. So if you're going to eat fertilized eggs (many do, they taste the same as nonfertile), just make sure you collect them daily and store them on the counter or in the fridge, and then you'll be fine.
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