welsh sarah Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 hi can anyone tell me at what age you can sex this variety a friend of mine has an incubator and is going to hatch some, i have said i would have 2 girls but at what age would we know? sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Unless your friend is experienced at sexing - then it can be quite difficult - depends on the breed - around 8-12 weeks often before you can be totally sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Here's my FWM girl and silver FWM boy at around 2 weeks. The girls feather up quicker than the boys. If you look at the girl in the 1st pic, she has longer, pointy wing feathers reaching to the end of her back and more developed 'shoulder' and tail feathers than the boy. He has a larger comb. [/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 thanks feemcg for those photos you can definately tell the difference which is great, would you reccomend this breed for egg laying and being docile? sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I love my FWMs - I kept a Wheaten girl and a Silver Wheaten girl (the boy above had to go to a new home). They have come into lay in the last few weeks and I'm getting really dark eggs - they probably have about one day off a week. I wasn't sure if I'd like the feathered legs and feet but they're quite lightly feathered. They're also very friendly and easy to pick up - but remember I've been handling them since they hatched. I took some pics of them the other day - I'll post one after tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Here they are - KT and Lulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 fee they are beautiful i am excited now cant wait for her to hatch them, she is getting the eggs in 2 weeks and then it is all go. they will also be handled from the day they hatch, so should be tame and easy to handle like yours. thanks again for the pictures i will keep you posted i will have to learn how to do photos wont i sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 No probs - finger crossed for girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...