tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post5173880666370980126..comments2024-02-27T08:16:38.192+10:30Comments on Lempo Bee: will it lay or will it crow?Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-74668441669481955432012-02-13T10:46:22.832+10:302012-02-13T10:46:22.832+10:30Thanks for your comment - glad it's not just m...Thanks for your comment - glad it's not just me having a hard time of telling them apart! I am now only sure that three out of ten are girls. There are two certain roosters (have crowed now) and the others... I'm still not sure! There's a fair bit of rooster-like sparring going on... two facing standing very upright and kicking out at each other. I was hoping we could wait until about 5 months before, er, harvesting but it looks like it will need to be sooner!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-4358578260697124532012-02-08T22:23:36.886+10:302012-02-08T22:23:36.886+10:30We have lots of chooks and sometimes it is really ...We have lots of chooks and sometimes it is really obvious if they are roosters or chooks but sometimes we get it so wrong. I have sworn a chicken was female until I saw it um doing it( and I had never heard it crow ) and then another time my husband killed a rooster except it was a hen - I still feel incredibly bad about this - well I feel bad about killing roosters too but you can`t have heaps of roosters - it just doesn`t work and no=one really wants them. We currently have two roosters and the younger doesn`t have a good time of it=the more dominant rooster is always chasing him if he gets too close to the females.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384221374769122673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-84661928688548281802012-02-03T05:45:33.746+10:302012-02-03T05:45:33.746+10:30They are really cute, but honestly, their big chic...They are really cute, but honestly, their big chicken-y feet freak me out a little bit. :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853752415040558266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-86525103998982850562012-01-31T05:55:06.471+10:302012-01-31T05:55:06.471+10:30I think you need to set up some sort of a pool :) ...I think you need to set up some sort of a pool :) Nothing like betting on chicken genders!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13433889745647109411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-86345711909267091972012-01-28T20:42:04.044+10:302012-01-28T20:42:04.044+10:30Hi Harriet, lovely to hear from you! That's in...Hi Harriet, lovely to hear from you! That's interesting to hear about the tail. I'm not too sure about the breed. They sure are quite a mix aren't they. I will send some photos to the lady we bought the eggs from since she was keen to see what they turned out like when they had their feathers. She did have a couple of different breeds, she might recognise that maybe a different rooster was romancing some of the wyandotte hens?! I'm glad you think that a few really look like girls. We do want to eat some but I'd rather it not be the majority.<br />Blue Australorps... sound lovely :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-85342734171764573892012-01-28T19:14:01.360+10:302012-01-28T19:14:01.360+10:30I have no idea, but love the idea of not having to...I have no idea, but love the idea of not having to buy eggs. My kids would love them. CxCHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843265726960511345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-84494960144143942272012-01-28T18:04:23.533+10:302012-01-28T18:04:23.533+10:30Hi Jane,
Beautiful chickies! I am guessing you hav...Hi Jane,<br />Beautiful chickies! I am guessing you have quite a few girls in that mix. Is there a bit of other breed in there too? That long tail is quite something and I've not seen one quite like that before on any of my chicks. I think you're right about the blue laced gold one being a male - he is beautiful! Isn't it fun seeing how they all turn out. I have some blue Australorps running around the front yard and I am not sure which of those if any are roosters...? Only time will tell.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028560337465431899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263087349746122997.post-34688598406571313682012-01-27T16:51:33.885+10:302012-01-27T16:51:33.885+10:30They really are very handsome--there's a sort ...They really are very handsome--there's a sort of Japanese pattern mixing going on there!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179368473383373302noreply@blogger.com