Birding/Top hat Chicks

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Expert: Julia Booth - 3/6/2009


Question
I have 1 week old top hat chicks, polish, sultan??? which one of these birds would sing... its not chirping. its singing. which one and why

Answer
I am not schooled in the behavior of fancy chickens or related poultry. But if I had to hazard a guess, I would say that your singing chick is a male and the others are females. Generally speaking, chickens don't have a "song" outside of the male's crowing call.

You can't sex them for a while anyway. So there's no way to know for sure.

This is a good resource for people who breed game birds and poultry:

www.backyardchickens.com/forum



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Julia Booth

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I can answer questions about bird identification (by sight or sound), behavior, distribution, population, conservation, mating, nesting, fledging and feeding. I do have some practical knowledge about foreign species, but identification skills are limited in that arena. Bear in mind that as much as I know, it's possible that at least some of you will ask a question that I am unable to answer. At which point I would direct you to wherever or whomever I thought could provide you with that information.

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I have 15 years birding experience in Southern California.

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My education is in art and photography -but I have a substantial portfolio of nature related work.

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