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Ok, lots of fun chickie pictures for you. I have four OE chicks from HappyMtn. I think two are F1s and two are F2s?

HappyMtn, maybe you can tell me what you think gender wise. If you can't tell....oh well, fun pics of your grandchickies
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It was BEAUTIFUL in southern California yesterday, 75+ degrees, so I took the chicks outside for their first little romp in the sun. I think they liked it, minus being somewhat terrorized by a 3.5 and one year old. I got a new camera for my birthday so had fun trying it out.
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Alright, contestant number 1: Brigid. She is the chick that looks most like a Welsummer. She has a very defined V on her head and defined eye markings so I am assuming its a girl?
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Contestant Number 2: Clover. looks kind of Welsummer ish, but less defined V and eye markings. So maybe a male? Not sure. And I don't know what egg it hatched out of. But its cute.
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I have two other blond chipmunk chips by tinpic.com stopped working, Maybe I'll post some later.
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Alright, here are 3 and 4, the blond chipmunks. I already think they are cockrels because they have super thick legs and are fighting each other with their feet. They look the same to me, so I call them both Gulliver.
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I think Brigid is a Welsummer, not an OE. But yes- looks like a girl. I think we need one more week on the others- make sure you watch their chest and back. Big black splotches mean boy, but a fine partridge pattern of more muted colors will be girls. My girls usually get fully covered wings first too. So cute! Ahhh- if only I were in California today.....
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I know Brigid looks exactly like a welsummer...but none of the Welsummer eggs hatched. One went bad before hatching and one never hatched. So I'm thinking maybe she just inherited a lot of Welsummer characteristics. Either that or I can't count my eggs, which wouldn't be that weird.
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I would not be at all disappointed if she turns out to be a Welsummer!
 
I might have labeled it wrong- the wellies and f2 OEs are in the same coop. Or else she got the wellie 1/2 from an OE mom and the other 1/2 from her wellie dad
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She should lay a darker speckled eggs, I would say. My wellies don't lay those super dark red eggs, more like a 4 on the marans scale with spots all over.

I am doing a similar experiment with my "Delarocks". Dad is a pure heritage del, and the moms are del x blue barred rock. So far almost 1/2 the babies look like pure dels! The rest look like blue or black barred rocks.
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