How many boys do you see in this photo? They're All Langshans, hatched in the last week of August according to the folks at TSC. Sadly, I think I see four.
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I agree with you; the two darkest look like pullets. Are these the ones who we puzzled over colours?
There might be four, but I think that's an over estimation. I'm seeing two of each, plus two that could go either way as they age. Hatcheries will generally try to get them feather sexed via selective breeding techniques, so I suspect your short tail, shapeless bottom birds with the pinker combs are guys. The two with long stiff tail feathers are most likely pullets. You have two indeterminate chicks with some tail and comb, but not as much as your "for sure" chicks, but I'm leaning pullet for one of them. You'll have to watch how they age.
I agree with you; the two darkest look like pullets. Are these the ones who we puzzled over colours?
Yes, that was my chicken. It literally took until he was over 5 mths to show any male feathering. Then he crowed, and overnight, it seemed, he had rooster hackle/saddle and tail feathers. It was agonizing.We had a Langshan sexing mystery in here a little while ago that lasted basically until the bird was full grown,
I remember that! Crazy that it took that long, but he sure is a fine looking fellow now.Yes, that was my chicken. It literally took until he was over 5 mths to show any male feathering. Then he crowed, and overnight, it seemed, he had rooster hackle/saddle and tail feathers. It was agonizing.
Him at 18 weeks
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Him, at 22 weeks
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