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[Doodledootoo]

Oh man, please help me tell the difference!

 

Bought two Light Sussex POL's a few weeks back.

 

Now, they are massive and I mean MAHOOSIVE!

 

Wattles and combs seem much larger than I expected and tail feathers are bushy and long!

 

No cockadoodledooing yet but is it only a matter of time?

 

Any other means of establishing sex?

 

HHHHHHHHEEEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPPP!

 

Neighbours will go fruit de loop if they start shouting!

Edited August 30, 2010 by Guest

[jam]

Have you got any pictures?

[Doodledootoo]

I've just taken some Jam. Hang on a minute whilst I try and upload....

 

[juliec]

sorry this is totally off subject but i had to snigger when i read your post, ie the fruit de loop comment its a statement ive not heard in years and it just made me giggle, maybe its a stockport thing back on to subject have you got any photos please, ive one light sussex and shes huge too with a large comb and wattles but definately a girl

[Doodledootoo]

[Jules.]

That's defo an Arthur

[Doodledootoo]

Is it?????

 

Oh hell in a hand basket - kid's are gonna be gutted!

 

When do they start cock-a-doodling?

 

At the moment, they (or at least one of them) sounds like a 30 a day smoker hacking up before breakfast!

[juliec]

i think yours may be boys though going off the tail feathers sorry

[jam]

Sorry to say that I Agree

[Jools]

You have been done!

 

If they were sold to you as POL Light Sussex Pullets, then the seller is either completely inexperienced or a con artist. Light Sussex are not that hard to sex and your two are undoubtedly boys. No question whatsoever. I'd be expecting the crowing to start round about ....................... now

 

Sorry!

[abwsco]

Ditto exactly what Jools has posted.

[Egluntyne]

No doubt about it I'm afraid. I'd have 'em straight back to the person who fobbed you off with them.

[Redwing]

sorry I agree

[Doodledootoo]

Right - so fairly unanimous then

 

Back to the farm for Coco & Chanel.....now known as Chico & Carl

 

My two little Silkies must be hard as nails then because they boss those two big Sussex around like "Ooops, word censored!"ody's business!

 

JulieC - I know what you mean about expressions you've not heard for ages.....Someone recently said "Soz" to me instead of "Sorry" - dunno why but it took me right back to my yoof!

[Jules.]

When we hatched our light sussex eggs last year we could tell at 4 weeks which were boys & which were girls, & we were complete novices

[Griffin]

 

My two little Silkies must be hard as nails then because they boss those two big Sussex around like "Ooops, word censored!"ody's business!

Not surprising, young Sussex boys are big girls blouses

[Mollie333]

When we hatched our light sussex eggs last year we could tell at 4 weeks which were boys & which were girls, & we were complete novices

I'd second that! Four weeks later we had 3 boys and a girl.

Take them back.

[Doodledootoo]

So, I rang the farm this morning. They were brilliant! We all had a jolly good laugh about it and then I took the 'boys' back.

 

The farmer gave me my money back - no quibble, no recriminations - all very positive. I put the £20 straight in to the donations box (it's a charity farm/visitor farm type place).

 

The boys will, in a couple of days, have the run of the place, with lots of other chickens, cockerels and animals to make friends with.

 

Meanwhile, two lonesome looking Silkies here, wondering what the 'ell happened to their two muckers! Need to think through my next step quite carefully now. Two Silkies are a broody nightmare - think I''ll look for two more or a couple of Goldtops to make up the deficit.

 

Thank you to all of you for your supportive posts.

 

[Griffin]

Goldtops are broody nightmares too!

[Plum]

Perhaps she means broody nightmare because they won't go broody

[Doodledootoo]

Ach no - they both go broody at the drop of a hat. I don't mind, it's just that if one goes broody, the other gets bored on her own and goes to join the broody out of need for company.

 

For the short time we had Coco and Chanel (Chico and Carl as it turns out ), we noticed that the non-broody stayed down out of the coop and pottered about with the other two.

 

So, my theory - I like the look of Goldtops and by choosing two of those, I could get the broody balance I'm after!

[Mollie333]