View Full Version : Would anyone like to venture a guess?
golfdiva
10-24-2009, 07:44 PM
I would appreciate it if'n you all would take a guess as to whether these are pullets or cockerels. There are 8 hatchery chicks. 2 silver laced Wyandottes (top), 2 Easter eggers (middle) and 2 Welsummers and 2 brown leghorns (I always get those confused!)
Thanks!
Dondoyle26
10-25-2009, 04:54 AM
Looks like mostly pullets. The cockerals will have larger combs and red waddels should start to appear at their size. Good luck maybe others have diffrent opinions ya know how that goes everyone's got one. :)
gregrag
10-25-2009, 08:57 AM
they all look like pullets to me--what Don said above is true--you can also look for saddle growth---do you see any???they look old enough to have started the growth of these feathers--hope this helps:neutral: Greg
Check the hackle & saddle feathers. If they're pointed, you have cockerals...which is highly likely if you didn't specify that you wanted all pullets. The larger hatcheries sex their chicks & the extra cockerals go into those ''assorted'' or ''free rare gift'' pen. Comb size & WATTLE (sp) color only comes with maturity on many breeds.
Altair
10-25-2009, 09:19 PM
Cute birds! I'll support the mostly pullet group.
chicken farmer
11-18-2009, 10:48 PM
mostly pullets. The eater eggers are hard to tell though.
CareDo
11-19-2009, 07:56 AM
my vote is pullets:p
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