Ok I hatched 3 pure Embdens, they're 6 weeks old.
One is almost pure white (never had much of a 'saddle' at all). - named Oliver
One has a light grey saddle. - named Cous Cous (sounds like Goose goose)
The other has a very dark saddle. - named Lizzy
The pure white one now has pure white feathers coming through
The second with a light saddle, has white AND GREY feathers coming through above the leg
The third (with a very dark saddle) has pure white feathers coming through
Would it be safe to say, the pure white is almost definitely a male?
And I heard that females can feather up with white and grey? And this is very reliable?
And is it quite reliable to say the gosling with very dark saddle is also female?
I imprinted on them, they are very friendly and I watch them for hours whilst I'm eating my breakfast, and I watch them last thing at night. They all act very similar, even when confronted with something that frightens them, they all sort've attack it and sort've run away. They don't really squabble or have a pecking order, they're all feathering up at the same rate
Any help would be much appreciated.
Lizzy
Cous Cous (left) see grey feathers above leg. Oliver (right)
Oliver (left) Lizzy (right)
One is almost pure white (never had much of a 'saddle' at all). - named Oliver
One has a light grey saddle. - named Cous Cous (sounds like Goose goose)
The other has a very dark saddle. - named Lizzy
The pure white one now has pure white feathers coming through
The second with a light saddle, has white AND GREY feathers coming through above the leg
The third (with a very dark saddle) has pure white feathers coming through
Would it be safe to say, the pure white is almost definitely a male?
And I heard that females can feather up with white and grey? And this is very reliable?
And is it quite reliable to say the gosling with very dark saddle is also female?
I imprinted on them, they are very friendly and I watch them for hours whilst I'm eating my breakfast, and I watch them last thing at night. They all act very similar, even when confronted with something that frightens them, they all sort've attack it and sort've run away. They don't really squabble or have a pecking order, they're all feathering up at the same rate
Any help would be much appreciated.
Lizzy
Cous Cous (left) see grey feathers above leg. Oliver (right)
Oliver (left) Lizzy (right)
