What are the odds?

[slordaz]

sounds to me like they did it just to get rid of them, I have never had a straight run of all males, closest I came was 50/50

 

[Alo]

I don't know how breeders do it, but it seems to me that with straight run, the odds are more likely to skew to male. More people want to buy sexed pullets, so what happens to the males, and the iffy ones? They get sold as straight run. At least it seems likely with hatcheries, they still want to sell as many as they can. I could be completely wrong, but I've seen so many posts on here about people getting a high number of males with straight run chicks. That's my theory.

I think you're completely wrong.

The place I bought my birds, only sells straight run...

All chickens have spur buds. Don't be quick to divest yourself of your birds. Can you post pictures.

I thought I could post good enough pics to identify my hen, with my phone camera; but I was wrong.

I'm even not gonna try.

 

[slordaz]

I think you're completely wrong.

The place I bought my birds, only sells straight run...






I thought I could post good enough pics to identify my hen, with my phone camera; but I was wrong.

I'm even not gonna try.

A full body picture is better than one of the buds

 

[Alo]

sounds to me like they did it just to get rid of them, I have never had a straight run of all males, closest I came was 50/50

I talked to the breeder this morning...

He told me they could still be hens, and I find it hard to believe he had any bad intentions.

I see different patterns and lighter feathering on different birds, but not on the same birds...

It looks like there could be hens in there, but the "spur buds" concern me.

 

[slordaz]

I talked to the breeder this morning...

He told me they could still be hens, and I find it hard to believe he had any bad intentions.

I see different patterns and lighter feathering on different birds, but not on the same birds...

It looks like there could be hens in there, but the "spur buds" concern me.

I've seen a lot of spur buds even on hens but that's all the ever get to is just the buds

 

[townchicks]

The place I bought my birds, only sells straight run...

Well, with rare breeds, and hard to sex ones, like bantams, that could be the case. Doesn't make me wrong about hatcheries, though. It's just a theory.

 

[slordaz]

not all hatcheries are like that, most actually if they need to get rid of extras that are more than likely cockerels will just send ya an extra chick or 2 with your order Townchicks

 

[Chickassan]

He's right they could still be.
Aseels do tend to be good mothers.
This is how much spur a hen can grow.

I have Bresse and Olandsk Dwarfs...

I'm texting with the breeder right now, and he tells me they could still be hens.



Asils are good for hatching eggs?

 

[Alo]

not all hatcheries are like that, most actually if they need to get rid of extras that are more than likely cockerels will just send ya an extra chick or 2 with your order Townchicks

I think this describes the hatchery I've been dealing with.

They don't seem to be primarily motivated by profit...

 

[Alo]

He's right they could still be.
Aseels do tend to be good mothers.
This is how much spur a hen can grow.
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Are Aseels good for bloody hens too?



Cool spurs!

Does that hen have teeth too?