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legendjeff

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hatching eggs
« on: June 24, 2011, 11:58 »
i have some light sussex eggs in the incubator, and was wondering about how i tell the sex of them, a friend said males are more silver and females more golden is this true ? or just a myth ???? many thanks  :unsure:  :unsure:  :unsure:

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Re: hatching eggs
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2011, 12:15 »
sorry but I don't think you can sex them until they start to grow
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: hatching eggs
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2011, 12:36 »
Both sexes look silver to me.  If its got gold in it, it isn't a Light Sussex.

Like Joy said, you will have to wait until they grow a bit before seeing any difference in them.

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Re: hatching eggs
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2011, 15:29 »
You can get a hybrid where the chicks are gold or silvery I think, but yes, if they are pure you will have to wait until they are older, or vent sex them at day old  ;)
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Re: hatching eggs
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 08:47 »
thanks for all the feed back

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Re: hatching eggs
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2011, 09:34 »
Light Sussex are notoriously difficult to sex and vent sexing is for experts. I was able to tell with mine at about 7 weeks. ::)
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