I have this chick that was hatched here (with other ones of other parents) the mom was a barred (im thinking mixed after i read a couple posts) and the dad was a easter egger. Both fairly big chickens. Anyways, this chick is 14weeks old today, and he is tiny?i was told he was a cockerel, but im starting to actually wonder lol. He has no comb, nor pointy feathers on neck, he is 1/3 of the size of all my other hatchlings hatched that day. He also has no tail. What do you think it is? Cockerel or pullet?
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Roo or pullet? Really small
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tiffani day
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I would go with roo, I have barred rocks born at the end of June and my roos have combs and have had them since about 4 weeks
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He has barely to any comb though, even less then my pullets have lol
tiffani day
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My ee has barely any comb so maybe that's a dominant gene
If mom was barred and dad is not, you have a black sex link cockerel. Barred hens can only pass the barring gene to their male offspring.
Yep, the barring came from mom, and it SHOULD be male.. The comb is modified because you crossed a pea comb EE with a single comb BR, so that accounts for the tiny, but red, comb... The size is probably attributed to vigor; the runt of the batch, not a breeding specimen, for sure ... The tail? Weird.... That might be an actual Ameracauna trait popping out from the cross with the EE.
He's cute!
... The tail? Weird.... That might be an actual Ameracauna trait popping out from the cross with the EE. He's cute!
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Thank you, i think hes cute too but everyone picks on him because he is so small and helpless. LolYep, the barring came from mom, and it SHOULD be male.. The comb is modified because you crossed a pea comb EE with a single comb BR, so that accounts for the tiny, but red, comb... The size is probably attributed to vigor; the runt of the batch, not a breeding specimen, for sure
He's cute!
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Yep, the barring came from mom, and it SHOULD be male.. The comb is modified because you crossed a pea comb EE with a single comb BR, so that accounts for the tiny, but red, comb... The size is probably attributed to vigor; the runt of the batch, not a breeding specimen, for sure
He's cute!
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