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Subject: Sexing peachicks Author: Jennifer (confused) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:20:59 07/07/07 Sat I have read everyone writing about looking at flight feathers on the peachicks(indian blue) to show the sex, but the color is so close between the rust and brown, it's a little confusing to me.Can someone explain it to me? it sounds simple,but I'm confused! Ha Ha, I have 5 - one week old and 2 - one month old [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Sexing peachicks Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [Edit] Date Posted: 07:17:32 07/07/07 Sat That rule of primary flight feathers: rust red for males choclate brown for females works best on purebred India blue in the first week of their life or even peachicks that have just hatched and dried their chick fuzz. Being heterozygous (some say split) for any other color can complicate things ---------- My old eyes have suffered while peering at feathers that artistically flecked, streaked, or dotted in rust and chocolate!!!!!!!!!

[> [> Subject: Re: Sexing peachicks Author: Jan [Edit] Date Posted: 19:45:46 07/07/07 Sat >That rule of primary flight feathers: >rust red for males >choclate brown for females >works best on purebred India blue >in the first week of their life or even peachicks that >have >just hatched and dried their chick fuzz. >Being heterozygous (some say split) for any other color >can complicate things >---------- >My old eyes have suffered while peering at feathers >that >artistically flecked, streaked, or dotted in rust and >chocolate!!!!!!!!! Do you think that males fan earlier than females?.....Jan

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Sexing peachicks Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [Edit] Date Posted: 04:47:02 07/08/07 Sun > >Do you think that males fan earlier than >females?.....Jan ----------- NO, Each peachick's behavior is individual. I have an old peahen named Sun Dancer who has been a show off from the time she was a peachick