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Determine sex and or breed
 | I purchased 5 straight runs hatchery mix 9 weeks back as 1-3 day old chicks. Unfortunately one didn’t make it. If I had to guess the two black ones are Roos and the two brown ones are pullets. Would I be correct? The one thing that’s throwing me off is I don’t see and pointed saddle feathers on them, they all seem rounded. I’ve been told multiple things all being pullets to 3/4 being Roos… [link] [comments] |
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