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  1. NatJ

    Black Giant roo over RIR just wondering

    For the mystery cockerel, I've seen some "pea" combs that looked like that (especially from some mixes of pea comb breeds with single-comb breeds.) It does not have the usual skinny points on top that I would expect on a single comb. So I'm considering it as a probably-pea comb, at least for...
  2. NatJ

    Black Giant roo over RIR just wondering

    I think I see skinny saddle feathers, growing on the back in front of the tail and hanging down to the sides. (The pattern of colors in the feathers makes it a bit harder for me to be sure.) If he does have male saddle feathers, then he must be a male. That would be my guess as well. I don't...
  3. NatJ

    Black Giant roo over RIR just wondering

    I must have missed something-- what "Black Stars" are we talking about here? I don't remember seeing any of them in this thread. Black Star usually refers to Black Sexlinks (a certain set of crosses that produces color-sexable chicks with the females being mostly black, while the males are...
  4. NatJ

    Black Giant roo over RIR just wondering

    Chicks definitely change one set of feathers for another set while they are growing. This happens several times before they reach adulthood. I have seen the term "molting" (or "moulting") used for this, and I do not think I have seen any other terms used. So I would say that yes, chicks do...
  5. NatJ

    Black Giant roo over RIR just wondering

    You should get black chicks. They may show some bits of red in their feathers when they grow up, or they may not. Since both breeds lay brown eggs, their chicks will too.
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