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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 09:51

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 09:51

I initially thought that there were 2 cocks and 1 hen in this
hatch.....but now I'm not so sure. Could you check out the pictures
and do a bit of sexing for me please?

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/annanic/P8310001-1.jpg)

I can see that the right-hand one is a male and the one at the
back a female, but am a bit confused about the one in front.

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/annanic/P8310002.jpg)

a more close-up picture>

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Jellyhead on September 01, 2008, 10:08

:oops:  how can you tell what you can tell Aggie :?

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 11:04

Quote from: "Jellyhead"

:oops:  how can you tell what you can tell Aggie :?

 :?  :?  sorry???

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Jellyhead on September 01, 2008, 11:08

:oops: I mean, how can you tell the sex of any in the pic :?  :D

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Bodger on September 01, 2008, 11:30

Aggy, we need a side on view of their combs.

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 14:10

With faverolles I was led to believe that sexing was done by the feathering. The one with the darker feathers is the male. I'm confused because the one at the back is definitely a female.....no dark feathers....but the one to the left has a few dark feathers underneath but the ones on top are quite light.
Bodger....they hav'nt got any combs yet!! ;)

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Foxy on September 01, 2008, 15:09

Hi Aggy, looks like a girl from the piccies...... give it a few days then look carefully at the shoulder feathering. Beautiful chicks and very good feet :D

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 16:46

It was wierd 'cos I could have sworn it was a cock bird.....you did too did'nt you Foxy. It was as if he stopped being a cock and decided to become a hen  :?  :?

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Jellyhead on September 01, 2008, 17:05

OOOOOER :shock:  :shock:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Foxy on September 01, 2008, 21:31

Praps will be a dark female, definately salmon on top though....One of my pullets looked very similar and she is now a lovely dark colour. :D

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 01, 2008, 23:50

Do you have a picture of her Foxy? ;)

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: Foxy on September 02, 2008, 16:14

here you go :D  -I think she is around 8 weeks old in this pic -you can see a  nice dark salmon on top with darker feathers underneath which did throw me! Will take a piccie of her later today as she is now 4months old.


(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/favgirl8weeks.jpg)

Title: Foxy!!!...need your help.
Post by: agapanthus on September 02, 2008, 16:26

She is very pretty!!!! I hope this other one is a girl....otherwise the other one is gonna get a lot of attention from 4 males :shock:  :shock:  :shock: