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Right! That’s why I’m confused… but perhaps over analyzing 😬… I was told roosters were lighter than hens… yet also was told this guy and gal(?) we’re double barred… it’s all so confusing to a newbie like me… I apologize for my ignorance.

Gah… I guess I’ll just have to figure it out with time. It’s difficult and hard to describe when you live with them day to day… but we were hoping this gal(guy) was a hen lol… sorry about calling out Roos… didn’t know that was a no no in this forum🤷‍♀️ I’m new here.

Can you tell me why they matured so differently?

Oh sorry about my term I used… I meant can you tell me why they matured so differently if they are indeed both cockerels.

Can you tell me why?

The bird in question is the lighter colored one, I finally got a pic of our Roo Buckbeak next to her(him?) They are the same age approximately 2.5 months old. We have another rooster who is low on the pecking order and definitely presents as a rooster. So is this a hen or Roo?

Ty! I was hopeful it was a hen… looks like we ended up with 3 roosters in our flock of 12 😑

Approximately 10 weeks old, The comb is more pale than our Definite rooster (wattles are paler and small)but all the cuckoos are so much larger than our other breeds it’s hard for me to tell! The color is lighter than our Roo also which is odd because I thought cuckoo Roosters were lighter and...

Thanks for the link and info!

New to Chickens. Raised dairy goats growing up so it made me wonder what types of dewormer options there are besides something you get at the farm supply store that would work for my new flock. They are only 2 months old currently. We plan to free range once they are trained to go inside their...