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post #61 of 177
5/21/12 at 7:54am
So how many roos did you end up with? Do your hens have big combs just not real red ones?

Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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post #62 of 177
5/27/12 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Avonshire View Post

So how many roos did you end up with? Do your hens have big combs just not real red ones?


I believe I have 4.  It is hard to say still.  I have only had one crow and that was the one that I was uncertain about to begin with.  My current BR laying hens have beautiful red combs, not as big as my Comet laying hens combs but still nice red.

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post #63 of 177
6/1/12 at 5:42pm

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I feel it's better than starting a new one about the same thing. 

6-7 weeks old. I'm afraid I have a roooooooo

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post #64 of 177
6/1/12 at 6:07pm

Looks like one to me but I am no expert!!  I still don't know what mine is!!!  Mine is only 4 weeks.  5-6 weeks is suppose to make it easier to tell!

Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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post #65 of 177
6/2/12 at 11:18am
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Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I feel it's better than starting a new one about the same thing. 

6-7 weeks old. I'm afraid I have a roooooooo

Pic_0601_297.jpg

 

 

Looks like a girl to me but maybe you can post a close up pic of its comb and waddles.

I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys!  And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.

 

 

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I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys!  And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.

 

 

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post #66 of 177
6/3/12 at 1:05pm
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Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I feel it's better than starting a new one about the same thing. 

6-7 weeks old. I'm afraid I have a roooooooo

Pic_0601_297.jpg


I would definitely say Hen!!  Dark coloration and from what I can tell of lack of red in the comb and waddle.

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post #67 of 177
6/4/12 at 3:39pm

Yay! Thanks y'all. I was worried for a bit. It doesn't really have any waddles yet to be red and it's only pink around it's comb sometimes if that makes any sense. haha. Now I'm just worried about my polish haha. 4/5 girls is good :)

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post #68 of 177
6/4/12 at 6:56pm

Ruh Roh - I have 6 chicks - got 4 from a friend who ordered them from a hatchery - and I couldnt let it go.

 

Was at a feed store (danger danger) they had chicks, i HAD to have this one, they of course told me pullets. "It" is a barred rock, and the above comment about a cockerels are FULL of personality is this one in a nutshell.  there is a barrier between "it" and my older chicks "it" chest thumps the container, pecks, screams, oh my. TON of personality. 

 

now I am afraid she is - is a he. However the other chick has a MUCH bigger comb, same age. 

 

anyone else have a very spunky chick?

 

Barred Rock.jpg

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post #69 of 177
6/4/12 at 7:26pm

Well it seems to not have the dark front of the legs which is indicative of a girl.  How old?  I am no expert.  I go back and forth with whether mine is a boy or a girl every day and mine is 4 weeks old. 

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Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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Homeschool mom to 4 boys and one baby girl, a dog, a roo blrw and his 4 girls(1 BO, 2 rir, and 1 EE), 2 quail and 8 bantam chickens(1 roo and 1 hen d'uccle, 1 hen sboe, bb red oe hen, and silkies(buff, white, lavender and black))

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post #70 of 177
6/4/12 at 7:30pm
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Yay! Thanks y'all. I was worried for a bit. It doesn't really have any waddles yet to be red and it's only pink around it's comb sometimes if that makes any sense. haha. Now I'm just worried about my polish haha. 4/5 girls is good :)


That makes perfect sense!!!  I had the same thing depending on how the light would hit it I might see pink, other times yellow/orange.  Good luck!  I have still only had one to let out a crow but I swear from the looks of them all I have at least 3 roos but more likely 4/6.  Ugh!!!

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