Silkie Sexing Project 2.0

[Krugerrand]

Except for week 2, everything now matches up. (I had the actual M/F results mixed up on RBk and RBu.)

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Except for week 2, everything now matches up. (I had the actual M/F results mixed up on RBk and RBu.)

LOL DANGIT. Ok, I'll fix it! Glad somebody's paying attention!

 

[Krugerrand]

LOL DANGIT. Ok, I'll fix it! Glad somebody's paying attention!

I would have let it go, but you're already keeping such detailed records, I figured you'd want them to be 100% accurate ... and I figured if this mixed up order affected my values, it likely affected others.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

I would have let it go, but you're already keeping such detailed records, I figured you'd want them to be 100% accurate ... and I figured if this mixed up order affected my values, it likely affected others.

Oh I'm not mad or nothing. I'm just frustrated that I messed up like that, haaaaaaaa. My inner perfectionist is pitching a fit.

Okay I have your guesses for round 2 as the following, with answers counted as correct in green and incorrect in red:

RBf - F (not part of the count)
RWt - M
RBk - No guess
RBu - M
RSp - No guess

PBf - M
PWt - F
PBk - F
PBu - F
PSp - M

OBf- M
OWt-M
OBk- F
OBu- F
OSp- F

GBf- M
GWt- M
GBk- F
GBu- F
GSp- F

BBf- F
BWt- M
BBk- F
BBu- M
BSp- F

12 correct, 12 incorrect, so 12/24; which is 50% for my data purposes. In your table you have it as 13/22 for 59%. I listed non guesses as incorrect so that I could use the same formulas across the board without correcting to a smaller count. Let me know if any of that doesn't jive with what you got cause I've double and triple checked and can't find any more issues.

 

[LynnaePB]

Love seeing the results!!!

Thank you so much for the trophy and ribbon (I'm honored to have placed as high as I did, probably a lot of luck)! This has been such a fun experiment to follow along with, so interesting seeing how everyone's guesses lined up (plus who doesn't like seeing adorable little fluffballs grow up week by week)! I can't wait to see how the weighing data turns out too!

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I'm with everyone else who replied recently......this is a tough one I keep going back and forth! I'd keep him/her a little longer too.

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Leaning towards female on these two so far for all the weeks. Very cute little frizzled babies! I think you're probably right about them being a partridge and a grey, they sure are cute!

 

[Krugerrand]

Oh I'm not mad or nothing. I'm just frustrated that I messed up like that, haaaaaaaa. My inner perfectionist is pitching a fit.

Okay I have your guesses for round 2 as the following, with answers counted as correct in green and incorrect in red:

RBf - F (not part of the count)
RWt - M
RBk - No guess
RBu - M
RSp - No guess

PBf - M
PWt - F
PBk - F
PBu - F
PSp - M

OBf- M
OWt-M
OBk- F
OBu- F
OSp- F

GBf- M
GWt- M
GBk- F
GBu- F
GSp- F

BBf- F
BWt- M
BBk- F
BBu- M
BSp- F

12 correct, 12 incorrect, so 12/24; which is 50% for my data purposes. In your table you have it as 13/22 for 59%. I listed non guesses as incorrect so that I could use the same formulas across the board without correcting to a smaller count. Let me know if any of that doesn't jive with what you got cause I've double and triple checked and can't find any more issues.

50% is right ... that's where I had the actual gender for RBk and RBu flip-flopped, so I gave my self 2 points instead of 2 dings.

I'm also anxious to see how the weigh-ins/measurements match up to the gender reveal!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

50% is right ... that's where I had the actual gender for RBk and RBu flip-flopped, so I gave my self 2 points instead of 2 dings.

I'm also anxious to see how the weigh-ins/measurements match up to the gender reveal!

I'm working on it. It's a lot of data to crunch. The main thing that's taking me so long is setting it up so that it's easy for people to digest -- I doubt most people are gonna get much out of a bunch of huge tables full of numbers without much visual context.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Also as much as I love this project, I still have other work to do! Darn being an adult with adult responsibilities!

 

[afwifey]

Love seeing the results!!!

Thank you so much for the trophy and ribbon (I'm honored to have placed as high as I did, probably a lot of luck)! This has been such a fun experiment to follow along with, so interesting seeing how everyone's guesses lined up (plus who doesn't like seeing adorable little fluffballs grow up week by week)! I can't wait to see how the weighing data turns out too!



I'm with everyone else who replied recently......this is a tough one I keep going back and forth! I'd keep him/her a little longer too.



Leaning towards female on these two so far for all the weeks. Very cute little frizzled babies! I think you're probably right about them being a partridge and a grey, they sure are cute!

Thank you for the reply!!! Hoping for both hens! They are so tiny I’m afraid I’ll break them. They are 81g & 85g which seems a little small for 3.5 weeks.

 

[MixedFlock23]

Also as much as I love this project, I still have other work to do! Darn being an adult with adult responsibilities!

Ha! My youngest child & I are sitting in the chick nursery run with momma & the chicks... she looks at me and says, “Mom, this is why we never get projects finished.” I had just stopped working in my blueberry bed to come watch the chickens. (I ripped out old mulch & weeded, but hadn’t put new mulch down yet! I took the weeds & broken down mulch to the chicken run... and got distracted... for an hour!)

I’ll probably wait until 5 weeks to post a thread asking for guesses on my chicks, but I’ll post a chick collage for fun! Based on combs, poofs, & attitude (alert chirps vs quiet), I think the white showgirl, dark serama, & black Silkie are my girls. I’d be thrilled with 1 girl of each type! (We have 3 Silkies, 2 Showgirls, & 2 Serama—individual photos are in that order by row.)

Looking forward to the final data & charts whenever you have the time to complete it. Good job adulting better than me!

edit to add: I did make a carpet covered ramp to enable the teeny chicks to get back up into the coop in that hour!