Advice on sexing JG chicks, please?

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Catsmuvva

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Advice on sexing JG chicks, please?
« on: August 16, 2011, 11:51 »
My splash Jersey Giant chicks are now 7 weeks old and I would like to know how to sex them.

The only noticeable difference is that since their feet have turned from pinkish to grey 2 of them have yellower soles than the 3rd, which has just got very pale grey soles. I'm hoping that's not 2 boys & 1 girl   :(

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Re: Advice on sexing JG chicks, please?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 16:41 »
the breed it's self has yellow on it's feet. look at the combs in a GJ the boys will be alot bigger than the female look at feathering boys feather out slower. the boys combs and wattles are alot bigger in that breed early on.
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Re: Advice on sexing JG chicks, please?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 16:59 »
Oh I do hope it's the right way round. The darkest & lightest ones (the ones with yellower soles) feathered up much quicker than the middle coloured one, who I thought looked quite scraggy compared to the other two for a couple of weeks.

I can cope with one boy, but not two, as I've already got one young lad...   :wacko:


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