Author Topic: Young birds bickering (Read 2308 times)

Declan · « **on:** February 15, 2010, 12:21:33 am »

not unlike the cockeral scrapping item below- I have 5 light sussex about 8 weeks old and there are 2 more or less constantly bickering- no real hard contact yet just heckles up and jumping up in front of each other. Will i let them be- surely they are still too young to do any damage to each other.
Another thing i suppose related- with the light sussex breed cananyone advise on the tell tale signs of the males or females at this age?

Declan

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:40:40 am »

Maybe you just answered your own question - watch those two - if they are jumping up at each other at 8 weeks I'd lay money on them being cockerels

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:05:12 pm »

Annie, noooo! One of my 2 youngsters is doing it to the 3 older girls as well, though, there is hope....

joyofchicks · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2010, 03:32:18 pm »

I raised Light Sussex chicks last Summer. I bought hatching eggs to place under my silkie/araucana cross who spends her life being broody! She raised 3 chicks which turned out to be two girls and a boy. Being my first time, I took LOADS of pictures! Here is one of the girls and the boy at 7 weeks old. The boy is on the right. His comb is slightly bigger and is redder - hers is smaller and more 'peach' in colour. Not very technical I know but the only way I could tell at this early stage. They are now 26 weeks old and I have lots more pictures...