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I'm just completely dumb founded that after three weeks this fifth chicken is out there and alive. I have three mated pairs of active hunting hawks. One of which uses the power lines in front for her stalking spot. Not to mention this humongous owl.dont know what kind but it swooped down one day at late dusk to get the small dog next door that ran btw my legs. It darn near knocked me over. So I Impressed with this chicken.
 
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Also, what indications can I look for to see if they are male/female at this age?
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I started to suspect my blue ameraucauna chick was male and posted pix on here. Others said look at the comb and look for three rows of vertical peas instead of just one. Sho 'nough the chick has 3 vertical rows, having said that it was not easy to tell and my little Dominique of the same age has a wide flat comb that could be interpreted as multiple rows but I am sure that chick is female because of the dark feathering.

See the three faint rows on the blue below at 5 weeks:

 
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Sonya9 said:
I started to suspect my blue ameraucauna chick was male and posted pix on here. Others said look at the comb and look for three rows of vertical peas instead of just one. Sho 'nough the chick has 3 vertical rows, having said that it was not easy to tell and my little Dominique of the same age has a wide flat comb that could be interpreted as multiple rows but I am sure that chick is female because of the dark feathering. See the three faint rows on the blue below at 5 weeks:
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Dominiques have rose combs, so that one's going to be a little more difficult. If you can snap a pic, we can see if we can help you out.
 
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Dominiques have rose combs, so that one's going to be a little more difficult. If you can snap a pic, we can see if we can help you out.
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Thanks for the offer! I am sure the Dominique is a pullet because of her dark coloring. The breeder showed me and explained that the males all have "double bar" genes and they have twice as much white. She is very dark so thankfully she is female (also the sweetest most docile of the bunch, those Doms are little angels!).

I am only keeping a tiny flock (currently three standard chicks and a bantam, may take in an adult EE hen from my lawnman) so having one little roo is MORE than enough as I don't plan to get a dozen more hens to keep two roos happy. I was hoping for all pullets but if only one is male we can deal with that (hopefully he will be a nice reasonable rooster!).
 
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