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[OneMountainAcres]

@SilkieSensation, the one little poult from you threw up the blue, boy flag today. I added a new baby to the brooder and he ran over, dropped his little wings and chest bumped the baby until I made him stop lol. He's the blue slate, red slate cross.

 

[stake]

The dark one looks like a Rhodebar pullet, but the lighter ones don't look like males Rhodebars - they don't have barring, not even single barred.

Blarney:

I think the Rhodbars are similar to the CCLs in sexing chicks....somewhat unreliable is the white spot on the head indicating a male....more reliable is that the chipmunk pattern is well defined then a girl....blury chipmunk =boy.....my two cents...(mostly repeating what other folk have said).......

 

[stake]

Ok, A question....does a pink comb at 6wks...=boy? I have an F2 olive egger that I'd really like to lay eggs....the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.....

 

[SilkieSensation]

@SilkieSensation, the one little poult from you threw up the blue, boy flag today. I added a new baby to the brooder and he ran over, dropped his little wings and chest bumped the baby until I made him stop lol. He's the blue slate, red slate cross.

Ornery little booger...lol

Ok, A question....does a pink comb at 6wks...=boy? I have an F2 olive egger that I'd really like to lay eggs....the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.....

Pix would help.

 

[eeverett]

Ok, A question....does a pink comb at 6wks...=boy? I have an F2 olive egger that I'd really like to lay eggs....the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.....

well my one bantam mottled cochin had a pink comb which made me think he was a cockeral but that was 3 weeks ago and it hasnt developed further. I've done some reading which indicates this method of sexing can be very misleading so currently my little guy/girl remains on the watch and wait list.

 

[eeverett]

By George I think they have gotten it. The light in the coop in the evening was the trick. My ten 7 week olds must have been scared of the dark. Now they all head to bed around 8:30pm just before dark. Most are roosting on the poles with only a few in a puddle on the floor. Hopefully they all learn to roost?

 

[chippysmom327]

Ok, A question....does a pink comb at 6wks...=boy? I have an F2 olive egger that I'd really like to lay eggs....the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.....

well my one bantam mottled cochin had a pink comb which made me think he was a cockeral but that was 3 weeks ago and it hasnt developed further. I've done some reading which indicates this method of sexing can be very misleading so currently my little guy/girl remains on the watch and wait list.

I've found that bantam cochins mature fairly quickly. There typically aren't any late bloomers. All the roos are obvious at around week 2-3. Anything not rooish at 4 weeks is a pullet.

Keep in mind the only bantam cochin babies I've hatched were from my flock (only one roo and one hen), so it may be genetic.

 

[Chaos18]

For those of you doing your own project breeds, how does one go about accomplishing something like this? I know nothing about chicken genetics. The funny things is my chicks aren't even close to being old enough to lay eggs let alone make babies.

 

[Reyvaughn]

I'm not working on a breed, just varieties of a breed. Once you decide what you want to accomplish, get the birds you need to breed it. Some research on how to get you want would be a good idea, too. There is plenty of info here on BYC.

I have Mille Fleur / Chocolate Mille Fleur bantam Cochins. The chocolate part was an accident due to a breeder's mess up in selling me one of her project birds. I am also working on solid and mottled chocolate bantam Cochins. I got true bantam choc Orps 2yrs ago and I have been slowly collecting black and mottled bantam Cochins. ETA: Since they are actually the most expensive part of the project, they are taking me awhile.

Someday I would love to start a flock of my own Cornish X meaties, but I have to many projects now as it is.

 

[Chaos18]

How do I know what breed to make the boy and girls? I want to do Silver Laced Australorps (cause I love the silver lacing of my Wyandottes and the awesomeness of my Black Australorps). Does it matter what breed the boy is? Example, if the cockerel is a Silver Laced Wyandotte and the hens are Black Autralorps would that give me different results than if the breeds were the other way around (Ausralorp cockerel and Silver Laced hens)?