Introducing the Ideal Dozen

[3KillerBs]

The Dominiques

Blue, whom I suspect of possibly being male.

Purple

Green (I seem to have forgotten to get a comb shot)

 

[3KillerBs]

Marans

Green

Blue

Purple

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Langshans first.

Purple
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En Croute (green)
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Blue
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Is it just me or does en croute have a larger comb?

 

[3KillerBs]

Is it just me or does en croute have a larger comb?

On the sexing forum I'm being told that both En Croute and Purple are probably male.

 

[3KillerBs]

This morning I put both weeds and scratch into both the brooder playpen and the run so the flock would all eat together. After dinner i added a pile of pine straw distributed the same way.

The theory being to have them do flock things together.

 

[Sally PB]

Looks like it's going well so far.

 

[3KillerBs]

Looks like it's going well so far.

Less than a week right now, but I might try letting them out by Sunday. That would be a week.

 

[janiedoe]

On the sexing forum I'm being told that both En Croute and Purple are probably male.

I'm going to look through some of my 6 weeks pics. I remember being a tad worried about my langshan pullets. I've always had good luck with ideal's sexing.

 

[janiedoe]

Photos for reference. These pullets are 9 or 10 months now.

Here is Leeloo at 6 weeks

This is Ella at 6 weeks. Ella's feathered faster and was much prettier. Now they look just alike but Leeloo is much friendlier.

I hope this helps you with gender.

 

[3KillerBs]

Here is Leeloo at 6 weeks
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This is Ella at 6 weeks. Ella's feathered faster and was much prettier. Now they look just alike but Leeloo is much friendlier.
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I hope this helps you with gender.

Those combs look like Blue's comb. Purple and En Croute both have combs twice that size.

Since my intentionally-ordered straight-runs were delayed until fall I was hoping for a "oops" cockerel. I was hoping that Marans Purple would be it because that's the one we called "Big Spot" as a young chick and Marans are supposed to be difficult to vent sex. I hadn't really thought about what having a Langshan rooster would be like in terms of my flock's future genetics.