Blue Jersey chicks - 5 weeks - all cockerels? [NEW GROUP PICS pg. 2]

[Wynette]

Yep, the inner eyelid; when using the flash, they seem to blink more!!

 

[Bock_Bock]

Quote:
ok i see i will prob have to sale all my jersey giants that hatch since they are not good for eggs but thats fine thanks rod

 

[Big Blue]

Quote:
Our Jersey Giants are big and are good layers too.

 

[Bock_Bock]

ok thanks big blue so with the egg laying are they worth their keep?

 

[Big Blue]

We think they are worth it.

 

[Bock_Bock]

ok when mine hatch if they do i will possibly keep one maybe 2 so i have a better chance of a hen but we will see

 

[Big Blue]

Good luck and enjoy your birds!

 

[Bock_Bock]

i will as you see my avatar those our the batch i have set now they are my very first time tryint to incubate

 

[farmergal]

Grrr! I've been having bad luck with gender too. I bought three chicks from someone local; for a long time I thought 2 of the 3 were cockerels but now I'm pretty sure all 3 are. The third is (I think) a Buff Wyandotte and the comb is still really small, but the tailfeathers look roo-ish.

And 4 out of the 6 salmon faverolles I hatched are boys too. And of the pullets, 1 is entirely white, so I think she might be a "surprise" (aka incorrect) color.

Hopefully next time around we'll get tons of pullets. My bator is full now just like yours

 

[Wynette]

You know, there's an old wive's tail that says winter hatches, you get more cockerels; spring, more pullets. Both me and a good friend who hatches agree this to be true!