As a result of getting a straight run from Chicken Scratch Poultry I have managed to get quite a few Cockerels from my last purchase. I am now trying to decide who to keep and who must go. My question for those of you raising Olive Eggers is should I keep Olive Egger Roos or the FBCM Roos? It's...
I currently have several Olive Eggers and they are one of the most difficult to sex due to no wattles. My Avitar is my Oliver Egger Cockerel name Oliver(quite boring I know). For me the rows and redness of the combs was my biggest clue. In this pic he is 8 weeks old. I am still having a hard...
I am in the same boat trying to sex mine. Yours is 2 weeks older than mine. Definitely a Maran Cross. Wish I could help answer but I'm seeing characteristics that are confusing. Generally you should start seeing sickle feathers around 16 weeks, that is a tell tell sign for sure. It appears you...