BCM boys or girls?

Dexters Mom

In the Brooder
5 Years
Mar 25, 2014
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Three Rivers, MA
My 3 BCM chicks were hatched on August 24th.
They are so much fun!!!
Can't walk into the yard without them flying onto my shoulder
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I had 5, but sadly lost 2 to my neighbors cat.
Hard to take a good picture of them, but I think I have 2 roos and 1 pullet!
Two have nice red combs/waddles already and a few copper neck feathers.
The third has rather pale and small comb/waddles and is still completely black.
This is the first time with BCMs for me.
I think I am right.... but who knows?



 
I agree it looks like 2 roos and 1 pullet.

The copper at the neck means nothing as to sex at this point as my BCM girls had copper at the neck, and should.

What you watch for is the red on the wing bows. That will be coming in time if they are roos.

BCM boys telecast pretty early, and the comb difference is the give away, especially noting the difference between the pullet and the boys. My girls developed faster in the lengthening daylight as they were broody hatched in January, but the boy far out distanced them. You are hatching in fall time with shortening daylight, so this appears about right for the girl and boys.

LofMc
 

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