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[SadieSue]

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Pretty girls!

 

[SadieSue]

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Chick C, D, E are boys. The silvers are girls and will be beautiful!!

Thank you Illia! I cannot for the life of me figure how you can tell. They all looked alike to me except in color.
So I guess the 2 silvers will be available in the next few weeks. Now what to with the boys? Darn, they're so pretty.

 

[justbugged]

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Chick C, D, E are boys. The silvers are girls and will be beautiful!!

Thank you Illia! I cannot for the life of me figure how you can tell. They all looked alike to me except in color.
So I guess the 2 silvers will be available in the next few weeks. Now what to with the boys? Darn, they're so pretty.

For me I can tell by the slightly more prominent combs, and that the combs are a bit redder on the boys than the girls. I still haven't quite got the tail differences down though.

 

[justbugged]

Well I stayed up late, or maybe I am just early. Any way I saw DH off to work. He is going to Wisconsin for the the next 3 weeks. This time of year he teaches back to back schools, at the factory. So it's up to me to keep the crew alive. I think it's time for me to feed the eel and other fishes, and head for bed. At least it should be quieter at daybreak. I don't think I will miss Homer calling it off.

So the night crew is signing off.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Ooh - yay! More chicks

I hope you get a good hatch!

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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sorry you didn't get a better hatch...but yay for lavendar orps!

I do have a "thing" for those blues & lavendars

edited because I cannot spell

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Chick C, D, E are boys. The silvers are girls and will be beautiful!!

Thank you Illia! I cannot for the life of me figure how you can tell. They all looked alike to me except in color.
So I guess the 2 silvers will be available in the next few weeks. Now what to with the boys? Darn, they're so pretty.

If Suzanne does not want those two pullets...nor Ron...keep me in mind! I am in love with their coloring

Also - we are going to try freezer camp with any boys we are unable to give away to be with a flock. To be honest - I am unable to afford to feed a bird for someone else to eat (which is what I'm sure happened with the last three cockerels that I ended up taking to Monroe). I may be asking some for help on here for the first time...and if anyone else would like to learn with me let me know! Or if you do not want to drive to Monroe

 

[Kaneke]

on sexing the chicks from my lines --- (Privett lines actually)

once the combs became apparent, all the girls had just ONE row of bumps on their pea combs (very tidy looking)
and the roo obviously had THREE rows

not saying that this will be passed down, but it's another clue

along with the earlier feathering for the girls, and the more tapered longer tails

I thought I had learned a little about color-sexing in EEs, however my guesses based on what I thought I knew, were wrong .... so glad Illia is here and willing to convey information

 

[Kaneke]

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Roopert amuses me ..

his crow:


on the BAYOUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ... shades of Louisiana !! (this as it sounds when I am in the house and he is in the coop)

in person, outside, it's a little bit more gravelly --- and he certainly puts his whole body into it

he starts about 4 AM -- I checked with neighbors on either side, they are fine with it (!!!!)

I'm reminded of a little dog who barked so intensely that all four feet came off the floor with each bark

I had been used to my aunt's RIRs ... "ERK er ERK er ERrrrrrrrrr" .. so at the Monroe show I was amazed at the variety of different crows (and not one crowed like that)

 

[Kaneke]

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this picture reminds me of a song we were taught in elementary school:

teacher sparrow teaches at the singing school
teaches little ones the song of Chee-pa-pa