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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: spoofer28 on April 01, 2007, 08:51

Title: pefect hens?
Post by: spoofer28 on April 01, 2007, 08:51

well I am getting the perfect hens 8 -10 show bantam eggs to hatch
the reason they are perfect is simple they were free?
somebody has told me that you can tell the sex of your chicks when they hatch is this true?

Title: pefect hens?
Post by: muntjac on April 01, 2007, 12:38

yeh if ya a pal of mystic meg and been keeping birds as long as i have .... and even i dont bother trying to sex em any more .there is a couple breeds that can be feather sexed due to colour ..it takes a very brave man to say he got it right with chicks  :wink:

Title: pefect hens?
Post by: mercury on April 01, 2007, 20:49

What breed are they spoofer :)  :)

Title: pefect hens?
Post by: spoofer28 on April 01, 2007, 23:31

not sure he just told me they were show quality bantams

Title: pefect hens?
Post by: spoofer28 on April 15, 2007, 00:59

well candled the eggs and it looks like there is at least four fertile