Squatch Zone (hatching Squatch eggs)

[FortCluck]

Beautiful chick. I don't know about it being a cockerel. My cockerel babies had much redder combs by that time.

At 26 days? I'm getting more excited The more people tell me this might be a Pullet

 

[ValerieJ]

Mad Hatter in the front and Pippi Longshot in the back are both cockerels. This is at 6 weeks, so a couple weeks older than yours. I'll have to see if I have pictures at 4 or 5 weeks.

 

[FortCluck]

Mad Hatter in the front and Pippi Longshot in the back are both cockerels. This is at 6 weeks, so a couple weeks older than yours. I'll have to see if I have pictures at 4 or 5 weeks.View attachment 1968585

I always forget what combs look like on chicks... I have been raising them for about 5 years and I always seem to never be able to sex them i wanted to try vent sexing because I've watched videos but I haven't done it yet on any of my day old chicks.

 

[FortCluck]

Mad Hatter in the front and Pippi Longshot in the back are both cockerels. This is at 6 weeks, so a couple weeks older than yours. I'll have to see if I have pictures at 4 or 5 weeks.View attachment 1968585

And that one in the front is so pretty

 

[ValerieJ]

He is a Lavender Orpington. I'm pretty excited about both of them. I have wanted a Buff Orpington rooster for a long time, since I have BO hens and they are my faves. I'd like them to give me my next little ones. Pippi L was the only surviving egg in a hatching egg order, so I bought three Lavender Orps to encourage him to hatch. Having one be a cockerel is exciting because now I can breed them too. I will just have to work out the quarrels and living situations when the time comes. They all get along great now.

 

[ValerieJ]

Mad Hatter at 12 weeks

 

[FortCluck]

I just vent sexed 3 of the 9 chicks. So far 3 are female, the ones I want to keep. I thought vent sexing would be insanely hard... It's not

 

[FortCluck]

Mad Hatter at 12 weeks View attachment 1968607

Wow he's gorgeous

 

[ValerieJ]

I just vent sexed 3 of the 9 chicks. So far 3 are female, the ones I want to keep. I thought vent sexing would be insanely hard... It's not

Wow. . I'm afraid to even try.

 

[ValerieJ]

Wow he's gorgeous

Thanks. So far he is really sweet, even to Pippi who is a week younger and a lot smaller. I think MH will be a very large rooster one day.