AYAM CEMANI - BREEDING & DISCUSSION.

[gimmie birdies]

The chick above was a rooster, I have a friend who has this breed, and he is a breeder, he really liked my rooster, I just wanted to have one of these to look at, so he traded a hen of this breed for my rooster. The hen is about 6 weeks old.

 

[RMDelete]

okay, so nobody is familiar whether or not wing sexing would work on AC?

 

[CacklingRanch]

I’m joining this thread but it’s late and I’m on my cell, not a computer.

I’ve sure enjoyed catching up on what everyone is focusing on.

 

[Pyxis]

okay, so nobody is familiar whether or not wing sexing would work on AC?

Probably not; they don't have the proper feathering genetics as far as I know. I've never actually checked myself.

 

[RMDelete]

Probably not; they don't have the proper feathering genetics as far as I know. I've never actually checked myself.

so sorry I am a complete noob when it comes to chicken genetics, what feathering genetics particularly would those be? The last batch of AC chicks I had I looked at their feathers and noticed the short long short long feathering on some and then short short short short for others, so that is what made me wonder if that technique could be applied to them. Of course I checked their wings like 24 hrs after they were fluffed out.

 

[Pyxis]

so sorry I am a complete noob when it comes to chicken genetics, what feathering genetics particularly would those be? The last batch of AC chicks I had I looked at their feathers and noticed the short long short long feathering on some and then short short short short for others, so that is what made me wonder if that technique could be applied to them. Of course I checked their wings like 24 hrs after they were fluffed out.

Feather sexing requires specific genetics to be in place for it to work; the males must be slow feathering and the females must be fast feathering, and the parents much be crossed in such a way to pass those specific traits to their offspring. There's a section about it here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

It's also not something that breeds true.

 

[Relynn]

Yes, pullets are young hens within a year old... they're a wonderful breed, very curious and intelligent... gorgeous dark eyes, I think... they're also great broody mamas too..

If you aren't looking for breeding quality, I may have 1 or 2 later on... white middle toenail or such... little defects not suitable for breeding... I'll send you a PM when I get to sorting them out, sound good? This is my fave girl before she started laying...

I know this is an old post, but I just received a hatchling from someone who received a mating pair, and only one hatched, so she gave it to me. She is definitely not breeding quality as she has feathered legs, but I was wondering do the pullets combs stay small or can they get larger? The woman I got her from said she vent sexed her three times to be sure, but she does have a comb. I will share a picture as soon as my Photos from my phone catch up to the rest of it lol.

 

[Pyxis]

I know this is an old post, but I just received a hatchling from someone who received a mating pair, and only one hatched, so she gave it to me. She is definitely not breeding quality as she has feathered legs, but I was wondering do the pullets combs stay small or can they get larger? The woman I got her from said she vent sexed her three times to be sure, but she does have a comb. I will share a picture as soon as my Photos from my phone catch up to the rest of it lol.

Both genders of chickens have combs, so if she has a comb that's not an indication that she's a cockerel. What matters is how old she is and how big the comb is. A picture would definitely help. Is this a just hatched chick? Because if so then there's no way to tell gender by appearance yet.

Hopefully the woman was actually practiced at vent sexing because it's very hard to do. Even the best, those who work at hatcheries and do literally hundreds of chicks a week, can only do it with 90% accuracy.

 

[Relynn]

Both genders of chickens have combs, so if she has a comb that's not an indication that she's a cockerel. What matters is how old she is and how big the comb is. A picture would definitely help. Is this a just hatched chick? Because if so then there's no way to tell gender by appearance yet.

Hopefully the woman was actually practiced at vent sexing because it's very hard to do. Even the best, those who work at hatcheries and do literally hundreds of chicks a week, can only do it with 90% accuracy.

Lol, she said she hopes, because she is new to vent sexing. I was just wondering how big a pullet's comb will get, because most of the pictures I have seen, they are very small. The bird I have, I got her for my husband for Father's Day, because he really wanted one. So, I got her and 2 little EE's to be her buddies. She was a few days older than the EE's and half their size lol. She is adorable though.

I have to get a picture of her little comb that can actually be seen, but her legs are pretty feathery. As she is just a pet to add to our little free ranging backyard flock, it does not matter. We are definitely not breeders.

 

[Relynn]

Both genders of chickens have combs, so if she has a comb that's not an indication that she's a cockerel. What matters is how old she is and how big the comb is. A picture would definitely help. Is this a just hatched chick? Because if so then there's no way to tell gender by appearance yet.

Hopefully the woman was actually practiced at vent sexing because it's very hard to do. Even the best, those who work at hatcheries and do literally hundreds of chicks a week, can only do it with 90% accuracy.

She’s 6 weeks old btw