a few weeks on sex and breed

[cherylcohen]

Agreed

 

[jodik27]

Your third chicken, Amy looks just like my Black sex link.

 

[TroutsChicks]

I still think that 1st ones a roo.

maybe? lol!! how come some chickens are like ..."whoa thats a rooo!" or "shes a pretty pullet" then you got.. the "other" chickens ..which are just "whoa... thats uh.. yeah.. uh.. i dunno!"

 

[wildcat chix]

I would say first and last are roos, others pullets

 

[DMRippy]

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haha,i dont really have aclue,new to chickens so learning as i go,ive alkready swapped one male,looks like im going to have to swap zeebs to,one male i do have im keeping if hell be quite,as ive fallen to in love with him, im so hoping cookie is a girl,(shes/hes a replacement for one male i swapped)i look at her n think female but then i dont know,shes got a couple of wispy feathers on her tail now,but so has some of my other females,n not knowing what she is doesnt help.xx

cookie is a male saddle feathers are coming in

x2 and because of the red feathers on the shoulder only males can have that. But a VERY pretty roo!

 

[tasha82]

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whats a black sexlink??x

 

[tasha82]

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cookie is a male saddle feathers are coming in

x2 and because of the red feathers on the shoulder only males can have that. But a VERY pretty roo!

one of my females has red/ginger feathers on her shoulders,she laid her first egg 2weeks ago???????im confuddled,if shes a he im going to have to swap her again.(/wish i lived with no neighbours.xx

 

[lorain's fids]

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your Zeebs is kinda looking like my "Charolette" . We aren't to sure about "her" either. She is 7 weeks. We are still hoping it's a pullet.

 

[tasha82]

lorain's fids :

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your Zeebs is kinda looking like my "Charolette" . We aren't to sure about "her" either. She is 7 weeks. We are still hoping it's a pullet.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99305_img_6778.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99305_img_6781.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99305_img_6784.jpg

i see 2 dominques there.one dark and one lighter.from what i was told by someone on a post i put a few weeks ago,the light one is male,like mine,xx​

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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x2 and because of the red feathers on the shoulder only males can have that. But a VERY pretty roo!

one of my females has red/ginger feathers on her shoulders,she laid her first egg 2weeks ago???????im confuddled,if shes a he im going to have to swap her again.(/wish i lived with no neighbours.xx

I think that some people have been reading that piece of information about red shoulders, which is more or less true for Easter Eggers, and applying it to other breeds inappropriately.