Apr 3, 2010 #11 swheat The Bantam Barn 14 Years Joined Mar 18, 2008 Messages 1,796 Reaction score 56 Points 324 Location Alabama My Coop My Coop Quote: You can sex barred birds by the spot. The first chick with the spot is barred and is a girl. Male chicks have a larger and longer spot. The other chick is black.
Quote: You can sex barred birds by the spot. The first chick with the spot is barred and is a girl. Male chicks have a larger and longer spot. The other chick is black.
Apr 4, 2010 Thread starter #12 Chosen Chickens Songster 9 Years 10 Years Joined Jan 24, 2010 Messages 251 Reaction score 3 Points 119 Location Northern Utah Quote: You can sex barred birds by the spot. The first chick with the spot is barred and is a girl. Male chicks have a larger and longer spot. The other chick is black. i hope you're right swheat.... I have reason to believe you seeing that I got these eggs from you so you have obviously seen this exact breed before
Quote: You can sex barred birds by the spot. The first chick with the spot is barred and is a girl. Male chicks have a larger and longer spot. The other chick is black. i hope you're right swheat.... I have reason to believe you seeing that I got these eggs from you so you have obviously seen this exact breed before
Apr 4, 2010 #13 swheat The Bantam Barn 14 Years Joined Mar 18, 2008 Messages 1,796 Reaction score 56 Points 324 Location Alabama My Coop My Coop I wish you had gotten a better hatch rate, I got a PM this morning another BYC member had 2 eggs form, 8 to hatch from 12 silkied cochin eggs. Maybe your black chick is a boy.
I wish you had gotten a better hatch rate, I got a PM this morning another BYC member had 2 eggs form, 8 to hatch from 12 silkied cochin eggs. Maybe your black chick is a boy.
Apr 4, 2010 #14 N nzpouter Songster 11 Years Joined Jan 19, 2009 Messages 3,228 Reaction score 102 Points 233 Location new zealand 1st a cuckoo 2nd a black, you can also sexed them if you know the parent's colour.... cuckoo hen x black roo then all cuckoo offsprings will be roo, all black will be hens.
1st a cuckoo 2nd a black, you can also sexed them if you know the parent's colour.... cuckoo hen x black roo then all cuckoo offsprings will be roo, all black will be hens.