Hi All,
Kris here from Ohio. We are just getting into chickens and were fortunate enough to get some eggs to hatch from an heirloom flock of Crevecoeur and Mottled Java chickens. I hatched 5 Mottled Java eggs and 2 Mottled Java-Crevecoeur eggs, and now have what looks to be 6 cockerels and one pullet, although I'm not sure. They are currently 10 - 11 weeks old.
The problem I'm having is that there is little information that I have found, as far as pictures or information on the development of the Javas. The hens will get a crown and wattles, but I'm not sure at what point in their development these appear. The one chicken that I am pretty sure is a hen, has a little thinner leg and has no wattles and a very minimal comb - like little bumps. The rest have small combs (about 1/4 - 1/2") and small wattles (about 1/2"). Two have thicker legs than the other two.
With the the Crevecoeur-Java mix, the one with a comb and no wattles is crowing and seems to be quite dominant. The one with comb and wattles is not crowing. I know it is still early for them to crow, but their development is so different.
I am wanting hens, so don't want to move all 6 out if there is any chance if the ones that are looking like cockerels to me are actually pullets. I would appreciate any feedback.
Kris here from Ohio. We are just getting into chickens and were fortunate enough to get some eggs to hatch from an heirloom flock of Crevecoeur and Mottled Java chickens. I hatched 5 Mottled Java eggs and 2 Mottled Java-Crevecoeur eggs, and now have what looks to be 6 cockerels and one pullet, although I'm not sure. They are currently 10 - 11 weeks old.
The problem I'm having is that there is little information that I have found, as far as pictures or information on the development of the Javas. The hens will get a crown and wattles, but I'm not sure at what point in their development these appear. The one chicken that I am pretty sure is a hen, has a little thinner leg and has no wattles and a very minimal comb - like little bumps. The rest have small combs (about 1/4 - 1/2") and small wattles (about 1/2"). Two have thicker legs than the other two.
With the the Crevecoeur-Java mix, the one with a comb and no wattles is crowing and seems to be quite dominant. The one with comb and wattles is not crowing. I know it is still early for them to crow, but their development is so different.
I am wanting hens, so don't want to move all 6 out if there is any chance if the ones that are looking like cockerels to me are actually pullets. I would appreciate any feedback.
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