knickers77
In the Brooder
Gender?
Hen or Roo?
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junebuggena
Crowing
The one on top looks like a cockerel. The one on the bottom looks like a pullet.
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knickers77
In the Brooder
Funny.... I was thinking the other way round as the bottom one is huge! Time will tell (we are praying they are all pullets)!
x2 But they are to young to say for sure.
I agree. The larger redder comb at only 5 weeks, and the broader white bands in the barring on the top bird are indicators that it's a cockerel.
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knickers77
In the Brooder
I agree. The larger redder comb at only 5 weeks, and the broader white bands in the barring on the top bird are indicators that it's a cockerel.
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I have myself mixed up as I thought the wider & whiter the barring was a indicator of a hen?! But there is a definite difference in their barring
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knickers77
In the Brooder
Also I think the photo is slightly misleading as in real life their comb colour really isn't that different....
junebuggena
Crowing
Males get a double dose of the barring gene. Females only get one copy. This makes the males have wider bands of white and more narrow bands of black. Females have the wider bands of black, thus appearing darker.
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Cockerels have more white in the barring which gives their barring overall a lighter appearance than that of hens. The redder comb of the top bird could just be a trick of imperfect lighting, but it definitely looks to have a larger comb than the bottom bird. At only 5 weeks, we could turn out to be wrong about its gender, but I'm leaning toward cockerel on it. I hope for your sake, we are wrong.)
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knickers77
In the Brooder
Thanks guys....appreciate all your comments! Last time we had chooks we had RIR so it's a whole new adventure with this mixed flock! We knew it would be impossible out of 5 chicks to end up with all hens but we were secretly praying! Lol! Time will tell
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