At what age can you typically identify pullets from cockerels? I have a pair of WC cuckoo bantams that are 9 weeks old. We (the breeder and I) thought they might be a matched pair based on the shape of their crests when they first hatched. I named them Liberace and Phyllis Diller. Now, their...
It was such a pretty day that I let the chicks out for their first outside time this afternoon. They're a month old today. They were able to roam around securely in the run while the big girls were free ranging in the yard. Scratched around in the new sand just put down, ate some tiny grub...
Thanks BGMatt.
Here are pictures of my little ones - 3 weeks old now. The other two pictures are their parents. This is a good example of the feathers curling forward (the roo) versus back (the hen).
Look at their little crests starting to grow out!
These are their parents. I forgot...