Alektor |
BARNEVELDERS 2000
Alektor & Ayam Betina
Sunday 24th September:-
Alektor |
Monday 25th September
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Notice that Ayam Betina's wing primaries are
longer than Alektor's.
Cockerel wing feathers develop more slowly than those of pullets. This leads me to believe that Alektor is male, and Ayam Betina is female. |
Tuesday 26th September
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Alektor Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 20 mm Tail Length = 0 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 35 mm Tail Length = 0 mm |
Wednesday 27th September
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Alektor Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 25 mm Tail Length = 0 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 42 mm Tail Length = 2 mm |
Sunday 1st October
Alektor Weight = 60g Length of wing primaries = 44 mm Tail Length = 4 mm
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Ayam Betina Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 60 mm Tail Length = 18 mm
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Monday 2nd October
Alektor Weight = 50g Length of wing primaries = 50 mm Tail Length = 18 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 60g Length of wing primaries = 66 mm Tail Length = 20 mm |
Thursday 5th October
Alektor Weight = 75g Length of wing primaries = 54 mm Tail Length = 11 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 75g Length of wing primaries = 72 mm Tail Length = 27 mm |
Monday 9th October
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Alektor Weight = 125g Length of wing primaries = 71mm Tail Length = 10 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 100g Length of wing primaries = 83 mm Tail Length = 36 mm |
Friday 13th October
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Alektor
Weight = 175g Length of wing primaries = 85 mm Tail Length = 10 mm |
Ayam Betina
Notice how Ayam Betina's tail is longer than that of Alektor. Weight = 125g Length of wing primaries = 92 mm Tail Length = 37 mm |
Wednesday 18th October
Alektor Weight = 200g Length of wing primaries = 98 mm Tail Length = 18 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 200g Length of wing primaries = 105 mm Tail Length = 57 mm |
Sunday 22nd October
Alektor |
Ayam Betina |
Thursday 28th October
 Alektor Weight = 375g Length of wing primaries = 107 mm Tail Length = 41 mm |
 Ayam Betina Weight = 350g Length of wing primaries = 122 mm Tail Length = 65 mm |
9th November
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Alektor Weight = 550 g Length of wing primaries = 138 mm Tail Length = 61 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 500 g Length of wing primaries = 132 mm Tail Length = 79 mm |
19th November
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Alektor (centre; with Kellagh to the right and Pivnyk to the left) Weight = 550 g Length of wing primaries = 138 mm Tail Length = 61 mm |
Ayam Betina Weight = 500 g Length of wing primaries = 132 mm Tail Length = 79 mm |
30th December
It appears that Ayam betina's tail is growing faster than Alektor's, confirming my suspicions that Alektor is a cockerel, and Ayam Betina is a pullet.
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Alektor |
Ayam Betina |
21st January 2001
Alektor and Ayam Betina the Barnevelders. These two Barnevelders look almost exactly the same - I can only tell the difference between them by examining the webs of their toes - Alektor has only one single perforation in one of her foot webs, whereas Ayam Betina has one perforation in both feet. I originallly thought that they would be pullet and cockerel, but it now definitely appears that both are pullets, because both birds' tails have developed as rounded hen-feathers, and neither bird has developed the characteristic pointed hackle and saddle feathers of a cockerel....Alektor will just have to put up with her boys' name, as it was given to her as a chick and seems pointless to change.
13th March
Both Barnevelder pullets begin to lay eggs
19th April
| Barnevelders | Marans |
| Silver Campines | Indian Game |
Cream Legbars: Pullets (females); Cockerels (males) - Cream Legbars are a sex-linked breed, which means that cockerels (males) and pullets (females) are hatched a different colour.
