At what age can you tell if they are boys or girls and how can you tell? I've been reading up and all I've read is wait for an egg. I have a few youngsters for sell and everyone keeps asking if they are male or female. When as far as I know, there's no way to tell.
Mine are about 8 months now, but they started crowing at about 6 mo. They're bigger than my females and regularly charge the other young males to establish their dominance.
My mutt Phoeneix cross is out and peeping, sadly an Ameraucana pipped the wrong end and died sometime last night... 5 more to go. After losing one that oriented himself wrong, I will be placing them in egg cartons In the future.
Mine are different ages. None of mine charge yet but they are still young. My oldest has adopted 9 other chicks. Anytime I stick my hand in the feed them she pecks at me. So protective. I tried to move her to the rest of the silkies and she cried until I put her back. So did the others chicks. One of the chicks is a LF Cochin that is 2 to 3 times the size of the silkie but the silkie is still mom. I don't know if it is even a she.
HI, Finally got some pictures.
Could not get them to stand up and dawned on me after picture time
that they did not feel OK on what they were standing on
I am disappointed with the pictures because their little tails stand straight up.
I'll try again.
Here goes............Serama's first.about 1 month
They are just so adorable!!!
These are a real kick...the little light colored one toward the back of pic 2, is the one I thought was not going to make it.
Still very slow growing, but very sweet.
