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7/15/11 at 8:37pm

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Originally Posted by Meghalu

I'm in love, that is one of the most beautiful looking chickens I have seen. Jealous!

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Originally Posted by greenfamilyfarms

I'm leaning towards cockerel, but "he" could surprise us. What is making me say cockerel is the appearance of 2 sickle feathers in the tail... or what looks like sickles.

would you like to see tail feathering ~ I have more:

Edited by ll - 7/15/11 at 9:43pm

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7/29/11 at 11:04am

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Originally Posted by Whiskey Bay

I vote roo.... Comparing the barring in the neck and the body. On pullets the barring is usually more uniform and roos the hackle barring runs real narrow. Also (supposedly) according to Lemon Cuckoo Orp breeders,the male is the one who demonstrates the barring gene,while the female only carries the gene.So accordingly your roos with 2 barred genes will be cuckoo and then hens and roos with only one copy will be plain buff looking (while still carrying the gene.)

You are correct - this is a roo. We have had English Lemons for some time now and the coloring is more dominant in the roos than the hens. The roos do show the barring much better than the hens - but I am told from my contact in the UK that the barring in the hens will show like the roos the longer we work with the breed. They stated that the barring has really not been perfected in the Engish imports.

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7/29/11 at 12:50pm

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i am still leaning towards roo he is looking very nice.both lemon cuckoo's we have are hens the have no comb at all an are around 8 weeks old.

we do orpington's (blue ,black ,lavender ,white ,and buff) peafowl (1 silver pied cock,1 silver pied hen ,1 white hen ,1 indian blue cock) turkeys ( blue slates ) goats (2 alpine dairy femals)

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we do orpington's (blue ,black ,lavender ,white ,and buff) peafowl (1 silver pied cock,1 silver pied hen ,1 white hen ,1 indian blue cock) turkeys ( blue slates ) goats (2 alpine dairy femals)

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7/29/11 at 1:03pm

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Hi from Ga.

A different view.

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Lemon Cuckoo Orpington , Chocolate Orpington Bantams, Black Bantam Orpingtons, Blue Bantam Orpingtons, Jubilee Orpingtons,Cuckoo Orpington Bantams, Cream Legbars, Isbars, Blue and Black LF Cochins, Gold Laced Cochins, Silver Laced Cochins, Barred Plymouth Rock, Auburn Java's, Merriam Wild Turkey, and Royal Palm Turkeys. UOC member NPIP Ga. 1211

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7/29/11 at 1:12pm

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Originally Posted by wava1vaughn

Hi from Ga.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/97415_100_0555.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/97415_100_0539.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/97415_100_0542.jpg

A different view.

That is a roo pictured.

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7/29/11 at 1:35pm

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Originally Posted by little blue

i am still leaning towards roo he is looking very nice.both lemon cuckoo's we have are hens the have no comb at all an are around 8 weeks old.

Thanks for posting Debbie/Jimmy -- any chance you would like to trade one

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My Member Page has photos of how we started ~ Does yours?
Visit our Hen House & read my introducing chickens page too.

2013 Update! There has been a shift in the pecking order...
I'm so egg-cited! Have an egg-cellent day!

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7/30/11 at 8:23pm

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Okay - updated photos taken today!

Started this thread 30 days ago.

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Visit our Hen House & read my introducing chickens page too.

2013 Update! There has been a shift in the pecking order...
I'm so egg-cited! Have an egg-cellent day!

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7/30/11 at 8:36pm

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OMG thats a BEAUTIFUL chicken!!!!!!! what did you cross to get it!?!? I want some!!!!!

I have 4 beautiful Bronze Turkeys, 16 Rhode Island Red's, 10 Barred Rocks, 6 Delawares, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Black stars, 1 Black Australorp, 3 Partridge Rocks, 1 Silver-Laced Wyandotte, 1 Ameraucana. I have had in the past: Lavendar Guineas, Pearl Guineas, Ducks, Quails. I have owned and have experience with almost all the chicken breeds. Maybe I am the Animal Hoarder in my community! LOL

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I have 4 beautiful Bronze Turkeys, 16 Rhode Island Red's, 10 Barred Rocks, 6 Delawares, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Black stars, 1 Black Australorp, 3 Partridge Rocks, 1 Silver-Laced Wyandotte, 1 Ameraucana. I have had in the past: Lavendar Guineas, Pearl Guineas, Ducks, Quails. I have owned and have experience with almost all the chicken breeds. Maybe I am the Animal Hoarder in my community! LOL

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7/30/11 at 8:38pm

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oh yeah, i think pullet! big_smile very beautiful!

I have 4 beautiful Bronze Turkeys, 16 Rhode Island Red's, 10 Barred Rocks, 6 Delawares, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Black stars, 1 Black Australorp, 3 Partridge Rocks, 1 Silver-Laced Wyandotte, 1 Ameraucana. I have had in the past: Lavendar Guineas, Pearl Guineas, Ducks, Quails. I have owned and have experience with almost all the chicken breeds. Maybe I am the Animal Hoarder in my community! LOL

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I have 4 beautiful Bronze Turkeys, 16 Rhode Island Red's, 10 Barred Rocks, 6 Delawares, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Black stars, 1 Black Australorp, 3 Partridge Rocks, 1 Silver-Laced Wyandotte, 1 Ameraucana. I have had in the past: Lavendar Guineas, Pearl Guineas, Ducks, Quails. I have owned and have experience with almost all the chicken breeds. Maybe I am the Animal Hoarder in my community! LOL

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7/31/11 at 7:33pm