I can't seem to find documentation or even a thread on this topic. We (I) just had to get chicks NOW ( after stopping at 3 TSCs and RKs a week before everyone had pullets instead of straight run,), so we bought double just in case we ended up with half cockerels.
SO....here's the what I'm trying to find out. I read somewhere that cockerels/roosters don't tuck their heads under a wing when sleeping/roosting, but pullets/hens do. Anyone heard of this, is it true, and if so, how soon do they start exhibiting this behavior. Ours are 3 weeks old, and I have noticed that some roost with a wing tucked, and some don't. I think it's pretty safe to say we're at about 50/50 already if this "indicator" of sex is true.
SO....here's the what I'm trying to find out. I read somewhere that cockerels/roosters don't tuck their heads under a wing when sleeping/roosting, but pullets/hens do. Anyone heard of this, is it true, and if so, how soon do they start exhibiting this behavior. Ours are 3 weeks old, and I have noticed that some roost with a wing tucked, and some don't. I think it's pretty safe to say we're at about 50/50 already if this "indicator" of sex is true.
