Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

Kathy do you get eggs from these beauties yet? if so do you sell them? if so how much for 12? I already have customers who would love love them!!
If I could hatch them I could have a steady supply..
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then I will need another pen...hahahaha ok and do you say Bi-le-felder? or Be-lay-felder?
 
Agreed, those are beautiful!

Areille, don't look at me, the gene sequencing is over my head, I just quoted Kathy so I could see that gorgeous roo again.

He IS somethin, isn't he?
 
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I have been able to but I don't know if that would be considered autosexing. Does anyone know the definition of feather sexing?

Okay, not a definition but an example of feather sexing:

Faverolles chicks (the Salmon variety anyway) can be feather sexed fairly easily at 5 to 7 days old. The females' first wing feathers come in very light colored while the males have black/dark feathers.

This is a pullet:


And this is a cockerel:


Both of these chicks are less than a week old.
 
I thought Welsummer chicks could be sexed by their markings ?


A pullet has dark crisp markings, the head and back markings are more outlined with dark. A cockerel has softer lighter markings, more of a reddish brown outline. The eye marking on the pullet is more distinct. It's actually pretty obvious, even on HQ birds.

Deb
 

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