tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post3368938485452991619..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Determining the gender of young chickens: are those chicks hens or roosters?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-30698631592417874072015-07-06T12:28:28.848+10:002015-07-06T12:28:28.848+10:00i've had a pullet turn into a rooster, so it&#...i've had a pullet turn into a rooster, so it's not uncommon either (Rhonda gets it every time she buys new chooks too) so, now, i have a pure bred silver lace wyndotte rooster. have decided to keep him for now, see how he works out plus i think i would like to breed my own in the near future<br />very informative & easy to do too<br />thanx for sharingselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-13381755066263396622012-07-09T21:02:00.428+10:002012-07-09T21:02:00.428+10:00thanks for the comments everyone. Its not a fool-...thanks for the comments everyone. Its not a fool-proof method, but it works ok. We have one rooster who keeps going back to the pullet's tractor anyway....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-70662700849227021452012-06-25T15:42:58.771+10:002012-06-25T15:42:58.771+10:00our latest lot are almost 5 weeks and you can see ...our latest lot are almost 5 weeks and you can see at the top of their beaks that the roosters are more reddish than the girlsmashellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154607774091999241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-22517378870270002522012-06-25T13:29:55.407+10:002012-06-25T13:29:55.407+10:00If you aren't breeding pure breeds you can do ...If you aren't breeding pure breeds you can do sex-linked breeding where the hens are a different colour to the roosters at hatching, saves a lot of guessing.Judi Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610550246631429526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-74255327200008141842012-06-25T07:20:51.042+10:002012-06-25T07:20:51.042+10:00I have had the occasional rooster that has a comb ...I have had the occasional rooster that has a comb like a pullet when young. Not sure how that happens but they eventually start looking like roosters and do rooster things. But what you say works for normal birds.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-87011786986466682992012-06-25T07:14:29.496+10:002012-06-25T07:14:29.496+10:00*makes chicken noises**makes chicken noises*The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.com