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frizzled bantam cochin Male or Female?

post #1 of 16
2/7/12 at 4:12pm
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I got this bird from the assorted banti bin at the feed store back in October. Lucked out, and got an apparent frizzle. Yay! Now, four-ish months later, is Karma a Male or Female? fl.gif

 

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...Im kinda thinkin roo...that comb and those wattles seem pretty pink for four months hmm.png

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post #2 of 16
2/7/12 at 4:51pm
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no guesses?

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post #3 of 16
2/7/12 at 4:54pm

I was thinking you have a pullet. For four months, her comb is fairly small. Then again, I have been wrong before.

 

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post #4 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:00pm

Hmmm, tough call. Comb looks small but, it also looks red. I guess I would just be patient and wait and see if it starts trying to cock a doodle do or if it lays an egg. Pretty bird. 

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post #5 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:05pm

looks just like my black hen, so I'm going pullet because the neck feathers and tail feathers are shorter like my hen  not long like my roo

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post #6 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:09pm
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thanks for the replys guys...all of the normal rooster vs hen markers (hackle and saddle feathers) are very hard to see...would a bird even have hackle/saddle feathers by four months?

 

I really want this one to be a hen, and as far as I know, MPC is the only one that sexes banties, so chances are, the assorted feedstore banties were probably straight run...man that would be awesome if I ended up with a frizzle (not just a carrier) AND it was a girl roll.png

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post #7 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:10pm

I have also noticed that in cochins the male's neck is usually longer when they are in alert position.

 

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post #8 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:15pm

Looks like a little pullet to me and a pretty one, too :)

 

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post #9 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:15pm

Pullet! Comb is still small and pink. I think if it were a roo, she would have more comb growth- and be more in the gawky cockeral stage- comb sprouting, tall stance, etc.

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #10 of 16
2/7/12 at 5:28pm

pullet...a cockerel would have a bigger comb and largger wattles along with being much more red in the face

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