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Thank you, that’s exactly the mix. So farther down the line if that male barred rock/rir mix was to breed with either my rir pullet or one of those black pullets would it be the same situation? As I said I’m just learning the genetics of mixes and I appreciate you answering my questions!!If the black chicks have a Barred Rock mother, and a Rhode Island Red father: yes, they are female.
(If they have any other barred mother, and any other not-barred father, they would also be female.)
Thank you, that’s exactly the mix. So farther down the line if that male barred rock/rir mix was to breed with either my rir pullet or one of those black pullets would it be the same situation? As I said I’m just learning the genetics of mixes and I appreciate you answering my questions!!
I’m going to post a few more pics of the chicks we hatched from eggs I bought.
How early? Some birds lay earlier than others so theyll develop comb and wattle earlier but I would say anything before 10 weeks would be a male.Are there any breeds in which the females grow combs early on?
The birds in the 6 pics I posted earlier are 5 weeks. I was curious to know how early pullets grow combs. I have some that are growing but are not red or only have a slight tinge of pink in them.How early? Some birds lay earlier than others so theyll develop comb and wattle earlier but I would say anything before 10 weeks would be a male.
The birds in the 6 pics I posted earlier are 5 weeks. I was curious to know how early pullets grow combs. I have some that are growing but are not red or only have a slight tinge of pink in them.
Leg size isn't a proven method.Check his/her legs against the others‘ legs. If feet and legs are noticeably bigger, then probably a boy chicken. That comb definitely looks boy, but I’ve had pullets develop their combs and wattles early in the past.