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Shafting in silvers
dixieland:
Thank you John!
Russ:
Hey John have you noticed any major difference in the chicks that have black/really dark coloring on there backs between the chipmunk stripes as compared to the ones that are lighter brown when they mature? I noticed it in my last hatch, unfortunately I was to concerned about toe punching the breeding pair they came from and not which ones to watch just to see :rolleyes: but the pullet to cockerel ratio from that hatch ended up being the same as black/dark backed chicks to brown backed chicks. It is probably just a coincidence but something I am definitely going to keep track of this hatching season. Because the pullets from this hatch also have very little shafting
John:
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Some variation is normal, but I\'ve noticed the chicks with the extra dark backs are the ones with dark/black breasts. I generally give all the chicks a visual check as I look down on them and then flip them over to check for feather/stubs on their shanks. I happened to notice a dark breast on a silver chick early this year and then started checking all of them for that. The dark pullet that I posted, above, was probably from an early hatch...before I started culling the dark ones. I don\'t think the different makings indicate sex, but don\'t really know either.
dixieland:
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Some variation is normal, but I\'ve noticed the chicks with the extra dark backs are the ones with dark/black breasts. I generally give all the chicks a visual check as I look down on them and then flip them over to check for feather/stubs on their shanks. I happened to notice a dark breast on a silver chick early this year and then started checking all of them for that. The dark pullet that I posted, above, was probably from an early hatch...before I started culling the dark ones. I don\'t think the different makings indicate sex, but don\'t really know either.
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Thanks for sharing all of this great information!!!
jerryse:
You can sex striped chicks.The females have darker dorsal stripes thst continue onto there heads and males have lighter stripes that do not reach the head.I tried it this year and it works.I have to read it every time as I can not keep it straight from memory.
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