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Unsolicited chick picks. Do I have a couple of roos in my flock?
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Welcome to the whimsical world of unsolicited chick picks! If you've ever found yourself puzzled over the gender of your feathered friends, you're not alone. With 10 chicks in your care—spanning two age groups—deciphering who’s a rooster and who’s a hen can feel like a game of chicken roulette! Your younger Leghorns and the possibly Jersey Giant from the older crew are raising eyebrows, while the Amberlink and California tan seem to have calmed down, proving they might just be big, bossy hens after all. With a mix of Black Sex Links and Rhode Island Reds in the mix, it's a delightful poultry puzzle. Let’s cluck our way through this together and figure out if you truly have any roos among your flock!
 | I have 10 chicks, approximately 3.5-4 weeks old, an older bunch, and a younger bunch. The ones in question are the Leghorn from the younger group, and the Jersey Giant (I think it's a Jersey Giant, anyway) from the older group. At first, I suspected Nugget, my Amberlink, and Dottie, my California tan, from the older group, may have been boys, but now that they've gotten a little older, I'm thinking they're probably just big, bossy hens. I also have 2 Black Sex Links and a Leghorn from the older group, 2 Rhode Island Reds and another Leghorn from the younger group. The older Leghorn is about the same size as the 2 younger ones. [link] [comments] |
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