bronze Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I know what I think but I would like your second opinion before we decided what happens to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Lovely chook Bron! Hm, big feet and big wattles but not much comb or tail How old is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 They look a bit like long sickle feathers to me Hope I'm wrong! Does IT have some Wyandotte in IT ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Another sexing please Ooo, not for me thank you!!! Oh, the chicken Wouldn't have a clue, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) Can I see the beginnings of a tiny spur on the left leg. General feeling of blokeishness without anything patently obvious. Sorry. Edited November 7, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 me and hubby both think female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Looks like a pretty boy to me Bron.... white wyandotte by any chance? Hold it facing you at eye level and run your finger against the feathers at the base of it's tail (where it joins the back). Look at those feathers against the light, if they're pointed then it's a boy. Try posting the photos on the pekinbantams forum Bron, they're real experts at sexing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I think boy too - he's standing quite tall and his comb and wattles are much larger than my Wyandotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 S'ok I thought boy hes fairly young so hence the lack of tail (16 weeks ish) A point to Jools and Full points to Claret he is indeed a white wyandotte (though Clare may have seen me on pekins/practical) trying to get rid of him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I hadn't noticed you on there Bron.. been trying to keep away form it in case I'm tempted He's got a lovely shape for a young chap. have you tried looking down the breeder list in the back of Practical Poultry mag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 I have someone very close to me whos just said they'll take all my spares. DH is disapointed hes not getting his roast but I'm trying to do a deal that we hatch a batch of light sussex next year and keep them in the eglu purely for me to have cute chicks and him to have dinner (sorry to those that are sensitive to it but I like the fact I know where its from/how its been treated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 The girl that's taken most of my cockerels phoned me a couple of weeks ago and asked how I'd feel about having one for the oven as her OH was going to 'do' a few of them. I said that would be fine but didn't hear from her last week when she was supposed to bring it down. Anyway I phoned her yesterday to arrange for her to take the next batch and the reason I didn't get one was that she'd traded 5 of the boys for a Labrador . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Cheap dog! I like trading.. I often trade a load of chicken poo for a big bag full of organic veggies.. good deal if you ask me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...