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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: The Woodsiders on October 27, 2014, 04:36:34 pm

Title: Sexing Light Sussex Bantams
Post by: The Woodsiders on October 27, 2014, 04:36:34 pm

Can anyone give me some info on sexing Light Sussex Bantams please, we had 9 hatch this weekend.
Thanks in anticipation :wave:

Title: Re: Sexing Light Sussex Bantams
Post by: devonlady on October 28, 2014, 08:02:38 am

Unless someone knows better you may just have to wait a few weeks. Some say you can tell when they have feathered up by the shape of the hackle (neck) feathers. The hens being roundish and the cockerels being more pointy-ish. Otherwise you will have to wait until the males show obvious signs, being bigger, more masculine looking and annoying your neighbours by crowing ;D ;D