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post #1 of 11
4/12/12 at 1:46pm
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I got pretty good pictures of three of them, pullets or roos?

 

1.  "other" white one, hoping for a girl, but hes starting to look more like a roo??

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2. fat one :-)

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3. 

 

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post #2 of 11
4/12/12 at 1:48pm

My guess is 1-Rooster, 2-Hen 3-Rooster. 

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Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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post #3 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:45pm
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Man, if you're right, that means at LEAST 3 roosters out of 7 chicks. Not really what I was hoping for. :-) But it is what it is! Maybe I will just go back to the feed store and try for some more when these guys get out to the coop in a few weeks?? Wonder if I can talk my fiance into it. :-)

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post #4 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:47pm

I think the fat one is male, if they are 4 weeks. There is pink and growth in the wattles.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #5 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:50pm
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They are either 4 or 5 weeks old. So all male?! 

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post #6 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:51pm

It's hard to say on #3. I wouldn't bet my money on that being a male, but other pictures (from the side & top) would help.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #7 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:55pm
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I'll try to get some more pictures tomorrow. Can't guarantee that it will be the same chick :-) I have three that look exactly the same to me! 

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post #8 of 11
4/12/12 at 7:07pm
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Don't know if these help any. I am pretty sure this top one is the same as 3, not sure about the second picture. I'm sorry, not very good at telling them apart!

 

 

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post #9 of 11
4/12/12 at 7:11pm
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Let's call this guy #4 -- I didn't see this picture earlier...

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post #10 of 11
4/13/12 at 3:47pm

The wattles look really big to me. All my cockerels have really big wattles and combs. And Rhode Island Red Roosters have big combs.....by the way, cute guinea in the background of pic # 1!

Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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