The crowing FEMALE sebright

Eggstatic ChickyDoo · Tuesday at 2:15 PM

My little Seabright hen crows every morning, she started around two years old, the spring after we lost our rooster, I'm not sure which factor caused the change. She's definitely female and still a pretty good layer, we're getting 5-6 eggs a week from her.

Chicken poppy · Tuesday at 2:18 PM

JacinLarkwell said:
Not a personal fan of that color so I'm not sure on quality since I don't mess with them. She looks pure though at a glance

Thanks! I was told the laced pattern they have are hard to perfect, so i wouldn’t expect it to be perfect, as long as he/she isn’t a mix i would be happy.

JacinLarkwell · Tuesday at 2:19 PM

Chicken poppy said:
Thanks! I was told the laced pattern they have are hard to perfect, so i wouldn’t expect it to be perfect, as long as he/she isn’t a mix i would be happy.

I'd definitely get a second opinion, but they don't look mixed to my untrained sebright eyes

Jess89 · Tuesday at 2:35 PM

Fwoof said:
Sebright males have sickles? I didn't know that!

Mine does! Apparently they don’t usually

Chicken poppy · Tuesday at 2:36 PM

Jess89 said:
Mine does! Apparently they don’t usually

Would you mind posting a picture? Just out of curiosity!

Interested in what they would look like.

Sc_chickengirl · Tuesday at 3:16 PM

I don't know for sure, but I'd say its a cockerel. This is one of my Silver Sebright pullets and then my Silver Sebright cockerel. They are 15 wks.

Sc_chickengirl · Tuesday at 3:18 PM

I'd say its pretty good quality. Mine are supposed to be show quality.

NatJ · Tuesday at 3:22 PM

Battlepants said:
eggs are a surefire way to prove female. A male will never be able to lay. Lack of eggs is a bit of a fuzzy area though.

If it's important to know, a DNA test is available:
https://orders.iqbirdtesting.com/order-bird-dna-test/

But if it isn't a big deal either way, I would just save the money and be patient. These things usually become more obvious with time (although less obvious in Sebrights than in many other breeds, because of Sebrights being henfeathered.)

SueT · Tuesday at 6:02 PM

This is my 5 yr old Sebright hen, Moonshine, currently in broody jail. She has never had as much comb/wattles as does @Chicken poppy young bird in question. But, that being said, she HAS crowed before. Sebrights tend to be very outspoken....

Jess89 · Tuesday at 6:25 PM

Chicken poppy said:
Would you mind posting a picture? Just out of curiosity! Interested in what they would look like.

The crowing FEMALE sebright

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