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Author Topic: Sexing Pekin Bantams  (Read 6364 times)

ponylady

  • Joined Jul 2014
Sexing Pekin Bantams
« on: July 16, 2014, 05:01:23 pm »
Mine are 7.5 weeks old. The seller suggested that of the 20 or so she had for sale, the ones with no combs were pullets. The ones with combs were certainly fighting!
I got 3 girls .. they were 6 weeks old. This morning 2 of them were fighting/arguing in a very cockerel-ish way :(
Anyone got any suggestions how to sex them for sure before they get any older?

in the hills

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Sexing Pekin Bantams
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2014, 05:19:01 pm »
We have sometimes seen our Pekin grower pullets fight in a cockerel like manner ..... seems to be just a growing stage.

Pekins are usually fairly easy to sex. We have some at the moment about the age of yours and very easy to tell the cockerels by their red combs and wattles .... large, well formed and bright red. We also find that most are crowing .... that funny strangled crow of a young cockerel .... by about 7 weeks.

Could you post some photos?

ponylady

  • Joined Jul 2014
Re: Sexing Pekin Bantams
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2014, 05:24:35 pm »
I will take some photos when I put the chooks to bed later.
Thank you!

 

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