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post #41 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:13pm
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How old is your roo?  We convinced ourselves last night he was a SHE because of the colors of her feathers (black and white vs. gray), and her somewhat faded looking waddle which is still small but probably growing fast.  Yours is soooo bright red as is alot of others we saw on the web.  We are sad because even though he was aggressive compared to the hens, he is very likeable and charismatic.  A real leader and a pretty one at that.

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post #42 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by speckledhen 

Score another one for specks. Hate to say I told you so, but that is a DEFINITE cockerel.


Ha ha I called it first!  lol

What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin.

 

Primary breeds I raise/sell eggs and chicks from:  EE, dark Cornish bantams, silkies of mixed color, bantam cochins of mixed color, Naked Neck/showgirls, BLRW bantams, Khaki Campbell ducks, and Coturnix quail.

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What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin.

 

Primary breeds I raise/sell eggs and chicks from:  EE, dark Cornish bantams, silkies of mixed color, bantam cochins of mixed color, Naked Neck/showgirls, BLRW bantams, Khaki Campbell ducks, and Coturnix quail.

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post #43 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:23pm

Awe thats too bad  sad  I didnt see any pointy feathers Specks you got some good eyes there! wink  Well my rock that I thought was a girl,,,I saw trying to mate a hen today so I guess it is a roo also. sad

~Kris~
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post #44 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by WL67 

How old is your roo?  We convinced ourselves last night he was a SHE because of the colors of her feathers (black and white vs. gray), and her somewhat faded looking waddle which is still small but probably growing fast.  Yours is soooo bright red as is alot of others we saw on the web.  We are sad because even though he was aggressive compared to the hens, he is very likeable and charismatic.  A real leader and a pretty one at that.


We brought him home as a baby chick in March. Late March. It seemed to take forever for the differeces to show up, but then they did. Our girls are all much shorter and have plain dark feathers. No pointed feathers at all.

"The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression." -- Gary Larson
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post #45 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:41pm

the3ofus+oursixchicks :

i dont think you have a barred rock looks like a dohttp://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/87967_swimming_006.jpgminiquer to me. and it also looks lhttp://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/87967_193.jpgike a rooster to me too. this is my hen on top pic and a barred rock rooster on botton pic


A dominique would have a rose comb.

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post #46 of 60
9/13/11 at 12:44pm

Also that rooster did not have SUCH a bright red comb until all of his other manly qualities were obvious. My girls have a much darker red comb. I listened to the video you posted and I can honestly tell you NOT one of my girls ever crowed. The crowing came before the visual obviousness with mine, as well.

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post #47 of 60
9/13/11 at 1:09pm

BigDaddy'sGurl :

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Originally Posted by speckledhen 

Score another one for specks. Hate to say I told you so, but that is a DEFINITE cockerel.


Ha ha I called it first!  lol


Ditto, except with me. ^^ 1st post, booyah. big_smile

Enough of you, go lay an egg.
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post #48 of 60
9/13/11 at 2:12pm

All of us who called MALE, we all win! thumbsup 


I've been doing this with the Barred Rocks long enough to be able to see that first telltale shiny, skinny hint of saddle feathers that shows up before they really grow out all the way. Anyone who breeds BRs any length of time has the eye for it. It's the same with folks who raise any particular breed, how they can sex them earlier than others who have less experience with them.

The BRs have that extra color thing going on with the males vs females, but even when they refuse to follow that rule in about 10% of the cases and the pullets are extra light, you go on body shape, overall look of the head and neck, and lack of those skinny saddle feathers showing up to call it.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #49 of 60
9/13/11 at 2:16pm
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When he was strutting around this morning puffing out his chest and ruffling his neck feathers (before the crowing begain), I had a very hard time calling him a HER.  And I"m no expert but that my friend looked like a ROOSTER.
Almost like he felt that he can finally come out of the closet with his little secret.  I will miss that fella.

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post #50 of 60
9/13/11 at 2:18pm

Aw, I love a Barred Rock rooster. Have you seen pictures of my studly Rex? Can't be a good quality BR boy for eye candy, IMO. Too bad you can't keep him.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

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