Sometimes you can tell by the feathers, too.
Generally, a hen should have a round-ish feather shape; a rooster's will be more pointed. He may also have feathers that appear shiny; those seem to develop into his draping hackle and saddle feathers.
Glad to get that cleared up!
In the future, I would suggest you use more 'gentle' wording, as it is extremely difficult to convey tone and emotion through text. If you are saying something that could be potentially taken as offensive, the other person can't exactly see you give a friendly...
I while back I had talked to their on-site Java guy and had planned to do much the same thing! I put that project on hold because the price of their birds went up the year I had planned to order.
Very cool that it worked out for you; I'd love to see where you go with this! I'm quite excited!
Very nice!
We had an Indian Runner duck that would turn circles every time it came to a gate -- sounds a bit like your Java... I think it was caused by confusion. Hope everything works out well for you
Have you checked the chick's legs? It's the first thing that came to mind -- sometimes there's something wrong with the legs or feet that causes the chick to move strangely.
The only place I can currently conveniently attain those from is a hatchery -- I had thought to possibly try that, but I didn't have high hopes. Thoughts?