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Around April 25th, I bought 7 day-old chicks. They were, in theory, all girls, but I was expecting one boy just because of the nature of sexing day-olds. Four Barred Rock, three Rhode Island Reds.
EVERYONE is developing nubs/spurs and no one seems to have overly large combs and while I'm sure there are other things to look for, I don't know what they are (can you say 'newbie chicken tender'?).
One of my Barred Rocks has that odd coloring -- the one that looks more white than black, so I'm guessing that's a rooster. But other than that ... is it possible that I have a whole slew of hens that are developing spurs? The odds that all 7 would be roosters seems kinda ... astronomical. Help??
I'll try to get some pictures, but they don't cooperate all that well and don't tend to stay still when I want them to. Goofy things.
EVERYONE is developing nubs/spurs and no one seems to have overly large combs and while I'm sure there are other things to look for, I don't know what they are (can you say 'newbie chicken tender'?).
One of my Barred Rocks has that odd coloring -- the one that looks more white than black, so I'm guessing that's a rooster. But other than that ... is it possible that I have a whole slew of hens that are developing spurs? The odds that all 7 would be roosters seems kinda ... astronomical. Help??
I'll try to get some pictures, but they don't cooperate all that well and don't tend to stay still when I want them to. Goofy things.
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