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- Aug 7, 2024
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Hi there 
Of my small army of almost six week old chicks, four of them are Polish chicks, and I wasn't able to sex them when they were younger (everyone else in the squad is female). Unfortunately I am not allowed to keep roosters in my city but fortunately the farm that I picked up the fertile eggs from is happy to take back in any boys.
Well, one of the Polish chickens, Dora, was eager to introduce himself and started crowing around 4 weeks old. I am getting ready to move the little baby cakes from their brooder to their official chicken palace in my backyard, and I am concerned that Dora's lovely vocals will disturb my neighbors before I am able to determine the sex of the other three Polish chickens with my amateur eyes.
I would prefer to rehome him and any other brothers he may have at the same time to minimize the stress of the transition on him/them, and was hoping I could get some feedback from more knowledgeable polish chicken enthusiasts about their sexes. Especially because I know this is pretty early in the game to assess sex for Polish chickens. I'm a little suspicious that I've got four roosters based on my eyes, but I would be interested to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for your insight in advance
Dora - lead vocalist energy, classic male spiky crest shape, visible waddles, bur bump on legs, large
Dr. Clucktens ("Doc") - visible waddles and rocking an unexpected fauxhawk. I'm under the impression that they are a Polish based on what I was told when I bought the eggs, but the crest is reading more punk rock than I expected (they're all the same age). Perhaps they are an unexpected cross or other breed? Medium sized.
Muffin Top - no visible waddles and while their crest is softer than Dora's, I can't decide on whether or not it is still spiky/v-shaped. On the smaller side of medium but definitely not a bantam.
Stormy - baby doll is l.a.r.g.e. and has pretty robust waddles. Their crest seems the roundest of the four to me even though it's still a little v-shaped. They have five toes and no burs on their legs, but very spiky head...burs? I'm pretty sure that's the wrong term, sorry about that
Of my small army of almost six week old chicks, four of them are Polish chicks, and I wasn't able to sex them when they were younger (everyone else in the squad is female). Unfortunately I am not allowed to keep roosters in my city but fortunately the farm that I picked up the fertile eggs from is happy to take back in any boys.
Well, one of the Polish chickens, Dora, was eager to introduce himself and started crowing around 4 weeks old. I am getting ready to move the little baby cakes from their brooder to their official chicken palace in my backyard, and I am concerned that Dora's lovely vocals will disturb my neighbors before I am able to determine the sex of the other three Polish chickens with my amateur eyes.
I would prefer to rehome him and any other brothers he may have at the same time to minimize the stress of the transition on him/them, and was hoping I could get some feedback from more knowledgeable polish chicken enthusiasts about their sexes. Especially because I know this is pretty early in the game to assess sex for Polish chickens. I'm a little suspicious that I've got four roosters based on my eyes, but I would be interested to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for your insight in advance
Dora - lead vocalist energy, classic male spiky crest shape, visible waddles, bur bump on legs, large
Dr. Clucktens ("Doc") - visible waddles and rocking an unexpected fauxhawk. I'm under the impression that they are a Polish based on what I was told when I bought the eggs, but the crest is reading more punk rock than I expected (they're all the same age). Perhaps they are an unexpected cross or other breed? Medium sized.
Muffin Top - no visible waddles and while their crest is softer than Dora's, I can't decide on whether or not it is still spiky/v-shaped. On the smaller side of medium but definitely not a bantam.
Stormy - baby doll is l.a.r.g.e. and has pretty robust waddles. Their crest seems the roundest of the four to me even though it's still a little v-shaped. They have five toes and no burs on their legs, but very spiky head...burs? I'm pretty sure that's the wrong term, sorry about that
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