Well I am not sure if they are chickens anymore??? Yesterday while doing some finishing touches on the coop.... the exterior is complete...yeah!!! I noticed our large somewhat docile hen limping. I now realized why she didn't get out as much as the others.
So, with a "very clever plan" (Blackadder), I snuck up from behind the outside shelter & snatched her before she could panic!! Okay, so it wasn't that clever....but it worked! So as I was examining her left foot & leg (the one she was favoring quite a bit) I noticed the beginnings of spurs!!!
Yep, she is a he..... a VERY slow developing he.... but a he none the less! So out of 46/47 chooks we only received 20 pullets/hens. So we are now at 19 hens in total, with 5 cockerels/roosters. I feel certain that they are all chooks... & we now have the correct sex for all....but you never know?!?!?!?
Below is where "Bruce" spends much of the day...as his leg heals. I couldn't find any obvious injuries, so I am going with a soft tissue injury.
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