Speckled Sussex - four months old - gender help?

[PoultryQueen29]

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[ParkfieldFarm]

Is it only the roos that get the shimmery green in their feathers for the SS'? Because then I'm doubly sure (and saddened) that I've got four boys...

 

[debid]

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Both genders have iridescence in their black. The males have more but my girl shines like a beetle.

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Hmn...good.

 

[BlazeJester]

Woo! That's what I got too!!!

I also color banded my kids and named them colors - makes it easier to say goodbye, I guess.

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[ailurophile23]

I'd definitely go by crowing and/or egg-laying to determine who goes to freezer camp. All mine ended up being girls but the variation in combs/wattles and feathering is significant. After we ate the rooster, the wattles and comb on one of the hens seemed to get bigger and redder - but she definitely lays eggs and goes broody.

 

[3riverschick]

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Me too, I see 4 and 4.
Best,
Karen in Ligonier, PA