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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

what age will they lay egg

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ken wrote:
what age will they lay egg
or start to crow

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

A lot depends on the breed - some have more differences between the sexes than others. The combs and wattles on a cockerel are usually bigger than on a hen, and the fancy neck and tail feathers (if they are going to have them) will start to develop in the next couple of weeks or so. You can also look at the behaviour - a cockerel tends to be more upright than the hens, and he might start to fluff up the neck feathers and strut around a bit.
If one starts to jump on the other or doing little dances with one wing outstretched, then you have almost certainly got one of each.
Otherwise, it really is a matter of waiting.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

16 weeks is the age that is normally quoted for point of lay, so you can expect eggs any time after that.
If you have a cockerel, he will probably start trying to crow from, say, 12 - 13 weeks onwards, but it does take a while for them to get the hang of it.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

will have to wait and see then,there nice birds though and the kids love them

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