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SonRise Silkies said:
Justinelee, good question, can't wait for the answer to that wing/tail question.
My chicks are not hatchery but came from a breeder and I hatched them, they are just babies but all ready there is a big difference in the feathering.
Some have sort of "chopped off" short heavy wings and no tails, and the others have long wings near to their tails and tails sticking up.
GOT to be a reason they are so different. Anyone know why is the difference in the sexes???
Thanks for the help!
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Exactly... there has to be a reason we got straight run and so far it looks like they are split down the middle if this is a way to tell sex hehe
 
justinelee said:
Exactly... there has to be a reason we got straight run and so far it looks like they are split down the middle if this is a way to tell sex hehe
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Generally the pullets get tails and FEATHERS down the MIDDLE of their backs early. The boys grow wings and chest feathers along with combs and wattles. Different lines feather differently though.
 
thedragonlady said:
Generally the pullets get tails and FEATHERS down the MIDDLE of their backs early. The boys grow wings and chest feathers along with combs and wattles. Different lines feather differently though.
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hmm thats really good too know thank you for the info!





These are our babies I already adore them even if half of them do turn out to be roos!
 
Sheerahimae said:
How big do buff orp hens get

weight: ?
height: ?
length (beak to tail): ?
width:?
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Most of the Buff breeders in the US has hatchery lines. Unless you go to an APA sanctioned Show you really do not know how beautiful, and large the better Buff breeder's birds are here in the states. The bird in my avatar was well over 10 lbs. She was bigger then these 2 hens that I bought from Fred Farthing last spring. When shipped these 2 hens combined weight was 19 lbs. The bigger girl is now a solid pound or two bigger. My estimate she is close to 10.5 lbs or bigger. At the Crossroads show 2 year ago the bigger males were runnin around 16 lbs. Doug had one who was just at 16 and Fred's was even bigger. While size up to a point is very important trait when judging APA Orps. Any much over 12 lbs to 13 lbs is no longer going to guarantee your bird to beat another. IF all else is equal the bigger birds win at show here. Same as overseas.

Pics if my 2 of my hens. The bigger one is with the cockerel



You can get an idea of the quality width of rear ends on our better APA birds, just a glimpse of the cockerel from behind can point that out. And this is not my biggest Buff cockerel either.




The one hen upfront to the left is close to 11 lbs. She was hatched here but raised and conditioned by my friend LEE. I consider LEE unequaled as far as conditioning goes. He spoils his birds rotten. His wife says that 20% of their food they buy at the grocery is for his birds.

This hen is half from Doug Akers line. Doug has used some of Tony's stock to add new blood. Doug said Tony is the only Buff breeder who's blood he would ever use with his line. Tony is the fella who bought a pure 16 lbs UK Buff Orp cock over a dozen years ago.
The daddy of all my last year's hatch is in this pic too.

 
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