Help advice needed on sexing these 3 baby chickens

[Anonymous]

i purchased 3 chickens today

i want hens

the shopkeeper didnt know the sexes & was told all hens

on getting them home im suspecting different

they are Pekin Bantams

i think number

1 . black is cock
2. grey is cock
3. black is hen

am i correct?

if so the two have gotta go as we are just in a house

 

[podstable]

Sorry------I think you re right, if sold as hens he should exchange/refund boys.RoS

 

[dorinda]

You're spot on 2 boys and a girl

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for that

at least ive got 1 Hen i suppose lol

ill have to sell the two cocks, he did say i could take at my own risk & couldnt bring them back

i might c if hes willing to swop them though x

 

[karminski]

if you are left with the one chick she will need a friend as they can get very lonely i hope you can do a swap but i agree also 2 cocks an 1 hen .

 

[ncotb]

Agree 2 boys & 1 girl.

The chap you got them from must have known - makes me mad when people do this to unsuspecting new keepers :evil:

 

[Anonymous]

took them back this morning

it was another keeper in there luckily as i dont think the other would have let me at all

but to my astonishment he tried to tell me they were hens! lol especially the grey one !!! lmao

i told him no u can clearly c the difference, ive not had chickens before & even i could tell just from reading up

he had a moan

i looked at the 3 he had left 1 was definately a hen

i showed him how to tell..... no he said theyre all hens (clearly he knew.... NOT! lol)

anyway in the end i said look i dont wanna be stuck with two crowing cocks (to which he replied they wont crow theyre not very noisey lol) can i swop them for that one hen , he agreed but must have felt guilty in the end as he let me also choose the other chickens cost in plants

so all round im pleased, i didnt waste my money, and have just the previous hen & a new hen who seem very happy

Mavis & Maureen xx

 

[ncotb]

Glad you were able to take them back 08 Good on you 17

 

[karminski]

wow thats good not many places would do that well done and i am glad they are getting on