- Jul 15, 2009
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Hi everybody! Haven't been on for a while, sorry.
Anyway, lately we've given away 3 mixed cockerel brothers to someone else, and now we're left with 5 hens...we think. 2 of them, who are proper breeds and not related in any way. (Lemon Cuckoo Orp, and Black Jersey Giant) We're abit confused because the 3 cocks have now matured but the Orp and the Jersey have the tell-tale signs of a cock, but they all hatched at the same time, in the same incubator. And they haven't started crowing.
So, we're wondering if they're hens, or cockerels. All are roughly 20 weeks, maybe slightly more.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Anyway, lately we've given away 3 mixed cockerel brothers to someone else, and now we're left with 5 hens...we think. 2 of them, who are proper breeds and not related in any way. (Lemon Cuckoo Orp, and Black Jersey Giant) We're abit confused because the 3 cocks have now matured but the Orp and the Jersey have the tell-tale signs of a cock, but they all hatched at the same time, in the same incubator. And they haven't started crowing.
So, we're wondering if they're hens, or cockerels. All are roughly 20 weeks, maybe slightly more.
Any help would be much appreciated.