Please don't tell me this is "crowing"...

[smiley]

Well, I forgot when I got my chicks (duh) so called MPC and they are 4 weeks old and not 3 weeks. I got 4 female BO chicks. Well, one of them opens its mouth really wide like it is yawning or something but no sound comes out. Is this normal or a sign that my "female" chick is trying to crow!!!!

 

[Ducklove334]

not that I know of...

it's just a yawn, thingy, I see chicks do it all the time

I don't think it means anything

 

[tunaoftheland]

some of my chicks did that, and they all turned out girls

 

[Year of the Rooster]

No that is not crowing behavior. Don't remember what it is, but I think it helps them empty their crop, especially when it's full.

 

[elmo]

Yup. They're just rearranging food in their crop.

 

[kandoos]

it's a normal behaviour,,, ya don't worry

 

[YB192004]

Question....Do female chick have the little buds for spur on their legs or just male have them?

I am trying to tell the sex on my chicks.....

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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You can't tell the gender by looking at spurs as both roosters and hens can get them. Though they will be mature by the time they start growing.

 

[smiley]

Thank you all!!!

I was a bit worried as I have never seen that behavior before. Of course, this is the first time I have kept the chicks in my upstairs office and not the basement.....

I just moved the girls outside today to their new coop! I am a nervous wreck but I am sure they will be fine. They have tons more room and I plan on leaving them in for a week.

Wish us luck!!!

 

[YB192004]

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yah, i will trip out if i were you too...hehehe. good luck.