The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Nanny's Chicks first outing. Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:06 pm    Post subject: Evil Old Bag ! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:08 pm    Post subject: Well, one of the main differences is the comb on the head (or where it will grow) estelle's is twice the size, Like I say I'm only guessing, I really don't know if there is a way to tell at such an early age Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:10 pm    Post subject: bu what about the welsummers, is it the same again ? Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:16 pm    Post subject: Yup, one was noticably larger than the other, It'll be interesting to see if it's right, it was only really noticable for the first day or so, after that it is harder to tell Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:18 pm    Post subject: One thing I've noticed is that knobby is the only one that scratches around while looking for food, none of the others do, Anyone got any guesses if girls are more prone to doing this than boy's ? Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:20 pm    Post subject: Well.....my cockerals dont seem to do the scratching...they just stand around looking "cool" Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:41 pm    Post subject: I only have girls, and they're always scratching around. Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:47 pm    Post subject: That's what I kinda thought, so perhaps another clue that knobby's a girl Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10891 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:59 pm    Post subject: knobby wrote: Evil Old Bag ! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4 Page 4 of 4 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group