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Hey, Barbara! Thanks for being Gabriel's new mom. I'm so glad he's in a home where he's appreciated. Lunachick, you let me know when you're coming through and if I have some chicks hatched out by a broody, you're welcome to them if you stop by. When I have broodies, the plan is to put BR and...

Sure, just wait six weeks and see whose comb and wattles are bright pink, LOL. Actually, most cockerels have thicker legs than pullets, so sometimes you get a clue from that before the comb turns.

Pullets: small, well-defined headspot, darker leg fronts, very black down color Cockerels: larger, irregular, splothier headspot, lighter leg color, faded/silvery-looking down color (lighter overall color) This works about 90% of the time.

One of the local feedstores happened to get some Barred Rock chicks in today when I had to go for shavings. They were straight run chicks, very cheap, just $1.25/each, from Ideal. An older couple was looking at the chicks and when one of the chicks got out, I said something like, Back in there...