California - Northern

[zooweemama]

Yes! I always wait for the egg or the crow!

I will have to ask Jeff how old she is. The Frizzle I got from him is crowing already.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: I posted a picture of a GLW on the Wyandotte thread and was told he was a she. One person had it right--with the pink and growing wattles. It took him a long time to start crowing. Too bad, that was a nice chicken.

Wyandottes are one of the hard ones for gender.....

 

[liz9910]

I posted a picture of a GLW on the Wyandotte thread and was told he was a she. One person had it right--with the pink and growing wattles. It took him a long time to start crowing. Too bad, that was a nice chicken. 

Wyandottes are one of the hard ones for gender.....

I had a SLW which turned out to be a cockerel of course lol

 

[OR4-hmom]

Last spring I picked up 3 SLW to slip under a broody that had sat on infertile eggs. Listed them on CL as a trio. At 5 months I still couldn't tell on the third, but it wasn't crowing. The feathering was so different on them they could have been 3 different breeds.

I guessed right on the BLRW and feather sexing the ones that hatched in June. I hope it works again on the ones due to hatch this weekend.

 

[ronott1]

Last spring I picked up 3 SLW to slip under a broody that had sat on infertile eggs. Listed them on CL as a trio. At 5 months I still couldn't tell on the third, but it wasn't crowing. The feathering was so different on them they could have been 3 different breeds.

I guessed right on the BLRW and feather sexing the ones that hatched in June. I hope it works again on the ones due to hatch this weekend.

When I feather sexed the Marans it was correct but I did it the wrong way and thought I had 2 pullets and 6 cockerels. Luckily I had 6 pullets and 2 Cockerels...I hate it when I go dyslexic on things like that!

 

[OR4-hmom]

That is how my luck went when ordering st. run bantams 2 years ago. I couldn't believe my luck on those orders.

So far, at day 17, I've got 75% of my eggs with little ones swimming. I'm feeling optomistic about my first hatch.

 

[ChickNmamma]

I am thinking about getting a bigger incubator - one that doesn't care as much about my fluctuating internal house temperatures. I would need a used one because I really can't afford a new one. I have a very old Hova Bator Styrofoam incubator that I just put a fan in, I have the turning rack and the wafer thermostat. It still works, but the windows are tweaked because the Styrofoam melted along some edges, and I have lost those infernal red plugs. I am thinking about taking it apart and making one with better insulation using a metal encased cooler - but if anybody out there close by has a cabinet type incubator they want to sell... please let me know.

 

[ronott1]

That is how my luck went when ordering st. run bantams 2 years ago. I couldn't believe my luck on those orders.

So far, at day 17, I've got 75% of my eggs with little ones swimming. I'm feeling optomistic about my first hatch.

Sounds like you are on your way to a great hatch!

 

[ronott1]

I am thinking about getting a bigger incubator - one that doesn't care as much about my fluctuating internal house temperatures. I would need a used one because I really can't afford a new one. I have a very old Hova Bator Styrofoam incubator that I just put a fan in, I have the turning rack and the wafer thermostat. It still works, but the windows are tweaked because the Styrofoam melted along some edges, and I have lost those infernal red plugs. I am thinking about taking it apart and making one with better insulation using a metal encased cooler - but if anybody out there close by has a cabinet type incubator they want to sell... please let me know.

Check The Sacramento CL. They will also point you to close one. There is often one in Ceres for about $400.00. Sportsmans usually.

 

[zooweemama]

How can you tell the gender on a Silkie? It's not crowing but it has a comb....I don't know ANYthing about Silkies.