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bluemaran

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are they cockerels
« on: May 01, 2009, 07:49 »
hi,just  been given 7 chicks,about 1wk old. 2 have brownish down on their backs, the others are just plain. Am i right in thinking the plain ones are male.
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Re: are they cockerels
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2009, 08:45 »
Hi  depends on the breed, some breeds the cockerel is darker but some are very hard to sex until they are older - we have 12 week old silkies and still keep changing our minds.
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