snowy Posted January 22, 2006 Report Posted January 22, 2006 HELP! IS THIS A COCK OR HEN??? ALL GUESSES APPRECIATED :-/
Guest Silverwings Posted January 22, 2006 Report Posted January 22, 2006 snowman ,look to see if there are any small black splashes on the wing or tail feathers if so it will be a cock , im sure hens dont have them ? hens sometimes have brown markings in mealys ...ray
Guest beautyhomer Posted January 22, 2006 Report Posted January 22, 2006 Silverwings is correct about the black splashes on ash reds only being found on cocks-good tip for sexing them.However not all cocks have them,it depends if they are homozygos or heterozygos for ash red.If they are split for ash red and blue (heterozygos) the blue shows through as black splashes.Obviously pure ash red cocks (homozygos) will not have them. Due to hens only having one colour gene ash reds never have black splashes. Andrew
snowy Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 snowman ,look to see if there are any small black splashes on the wing or tail feathers if so it will be a cock , im sure hens dont have them ? hens sometimes have brown markings in mealys ...ray there is small brown splashes not black ???
Guest Silverwings Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 looks like a nice hen then ?
snowy Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 cheers mate, if its the right flecks/splashes im looking at :-/ they are the same colour as the mealy bars i will take a pic tomorrow, they are on all the light part of the wing feathers & tail feathers, i presume these are the ones
westburylofts Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 GREAT FEELING SEEING THE FIRST NEW BORN OF THE YEAR GOOD LUCK WITH THEM MATE RAY
snowy Posted February 5, 2006 Report Posted February 5, 2006 ;D Rung the first 2 chicks today! ;D ;D ;D then changed the nestbowl for a nice clean one ;D
snowy Posted February 5, 2006 Report Posted February 5, 2006 "SIR COLIN" GREAT GRAND CHICK 7 DAYS OLD cross PUTMAN. ;D ;D ;D (could just get the ring on)
Peckedhen Posted February 8, 2006 Report Posted February 8, 2006 Great photos - I can't believe how quickly they are growing!
snowy Posted February 10, 2006 Report Posted February 10, 2006 i cant believe from seeing them today!!! everyday bigger real quick
Guest speckled Posted February 11, 2006 Report Posted February 11, 2006 ;D ;D Exciting ah peckedhen,lol snowy,what the breed of the :-/ one with the black feet.Speckled
snowy Posted February 14, 2006 Report Posted February 14, 2006 hi speckled, i the one with black feet is a kirkpatrick X putman & its nest mate is the one that its ring has fell off, different parents, as i fostered.
snowy Posted February 14, 2006 Report Posted February 14, 2006 another picture today ;D and another hatched today ;D
Peckedhen Posted February 14, 2006 Report Posted February 14, 2006 Lovely photo. Did you put cardboard round nest for insulation or easy cleaning?
jimmy white Posted February 20, 2006 Report Posted February 20, 2006 lovely photos, westy, just shows you how quick they grow, youve made a grand job of them, carry on the good work :)
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