I don't have any problem with culling - and, to be honest, I've decided that this one is pretty much on a path straight to the freezer now - but I've just never been so tricked by a chicken before...
He was always much lighter as a chick, not really showing much black until recently. He just turned 3 months - so, I'm not sure if more black will continue to come out or not as he continues to mature. Here he is beside my other WM, who I have known from early on was male. Not the best pic...
I bought them as one day olds. (They have their hatches scheduled for every weekend, and I picked them up on Easter Sunday.)
Mainly from reading this thread, I knew that wheatens are supposedly easily sexed at a couple weeks old depending on whether there is more or less black on the wing...
Hi everybody,
I lurk on this thread from time to time, and I was wondering if you would assist me in confirming what I fear to be true...
I purchased five wheaten marans chicks (straight run) from a local breeder. So far, four of the five are undeniably roos. This one, however, I have been...