EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Honora]

No crowing. LOL

Could the colder weather slow down their sexual maturity? I normally do not hatch in fall. It's strange for me to see such tiny combs in 5 wk olds. That's why I'm so unsure of gender.


Here are some summer pics of what my males usually look like by 5-6 weeks. Most of the time, it's very easy to guess.
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Some females for contrast. They sometimes have pink combs & waddles (especially the lighter lav orps) but much smaller.
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Here are some males at only 3 weeks. Mine tend to feather in quickly no matter the gender, but taller combs are the 1st sign of males.
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Aside from being fully feathered, I think my current 5-wk-olds (from my above post # 78728) have tiny combs like my past 3 week olds.

I vote for all pullets on yours.

Mine are about 6 weeks old now & I only have 2 with big combs so I think I have 5 pullets & 2 cockerels. I have several with small pink combs that look like yours, but the parents developed early so I am thinking mine are pullets. I should post pics of mine, too...Unfortunately the ones that looked like jubilee orps at hatch now seem to look like mixed jubilee and black. :-(

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Nothin' going on yet?
Guess I'll go somewhere else to play.

where were you yesterday? get the big one?

Husband got a doe early this AM at his dads but is still in stand waiting for buck and another doe. I am thankful he got the meat this year. two would be really nice

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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pretty!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I vote for all pullets on yours.

Mine are about 6 weeks old now & I only have 2 with big combs so I think I have 5 pullets & 2 cockerels. I have several with small pink combs that look like yours, but the parents developed early so I am thinking mine are pullets. I should post pics of mine, too...Unfortunately the ones that looked like jubilee orps at hatch now seem to look like mixed jubilee and black. :-(

Good morning! hope you have been well!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

no one home, time to get something accomplished

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Or maybe I was up slaving away for hours.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Nothin' going on yet?
Guess I'll go somewhere else to play.

shhhh. everyone is sleeping..

Good morning! hope you have been well!

Slept like a rock. I hope the sandman was kind to you!

Dang! I will have to be more careful in the future.

The Grammar Police iz gunna get ya.

I didn't see the clip. That's unfortunate.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

no one home, time to get something accomplished

I just swiped this photo for the shop keeper..

 

[dan26552]

pretty!

Can’t wait to see what color she lays.

 

[Jessimom]

Morning all! The first 2 lav orps I hatched were both males. They had the slowest growing combs EVER. They had beautiful swoopy tails before their combs turned red. The next batch, I hatched 5. Only 1 roo in that batch - his comb was big and pink by 6 weeks.