May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

I look at comb size and color, waddle size and color, the tail and saddle feathers, and neck feathers. Also agressiveness. A cockerels comb and waddles will usually be bigger and a fuller color than the pullets. Cockerels will also have curved pointy saddle feathers where a pullets will be straighter and rounded. A cockerels neck feathers will also be more pointed than a pullets and when they challenge other chicks they will stand them up on end.

Females do the same with their neck feathers when they’re fight for rank in the pecking order.

 

[kelseyk]

Females do the same with their neck feathers when they’re fight for rank in the pecking order.

Good to know! I have not seen any of my females do it I guess.

 

[FortCluck]

Good to know! I have not seen any of my females do it I guess.

Mine do it when they get mad at the turkeys

 

[Jehri]

 

[Jehri]

Any idea of breeds on^those guys?

 

[Pretty Birds]

Any idea of breeds on^those guys?

The ones in the fourth and fifth pictures might be Easter Eggers.

 

[FortCluck]

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Where did you get the eggs?

 

[Jehri]

I got them from the classifieds here on BYC I just went and looked back and the post said the roosters were Americauna over black copper Maran, olive egger, Easter egger and americauna hens so I guess they would be hybrids of sorts anyway but I know they look distinctly different like different little gangs there are 11 all together but several are like the first picture and a couple like the second. The black and white ones from picture 2 are huge And one has red showing on its comb already oh and most have feet feathers

 

[gimmie birdies]

I would not worry about roosters til they are old enough to crow. I have 2 that are just starting to crow. one is a LO, from Meyers, one is a spitzenhauben. I think the spitz is starting to crow. and he may have to go.

 

[Jehri]

What age do they start to do that?