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post #1 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:14am
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My 8 week old white leghorn has a red comb and double wattle.  Is she a he????

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post #2 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:23am

If you post a pic we can make an educated guess.  I wouldn't want to hazard a guess without seeing it....sorry.

 

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post #3 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:32am
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Is this really Daphne or Donald???

 

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post #4 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:37am

Hi, welcome-byc.gif from California! Not sure if that's a roo, looks kind of suspicious though.

 

Elizabeth

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post #5 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:40am

I don't know either but all of mine have the double and the red comb.  Yesterday, I was in the coop when one was laying a brown egg.

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post #6 of 13
7/17/12 at 11:49am

Could just be an early maturer.  Tail feathers dont look like roo, might be a little to early to tell.  Might have to wait till it crows or not.  Im leaning hen, but have not owned that breed before. 
 

 James and Kassandra

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post #7 of 13
7/17/12 at 12:05pm

My white leghorn does not have wattles or a comb like that and she's probably 12-16 weeks old.  I got her on CL so I'm not sure of her age.  I'm really new to this but I'm going with roo.

Shelly - wife to 1, mom to 3. Lots of lovely pets, a Basenji, a Bichon Frise and a dog that has us all stumped; the bunnies Cooper and Stewie, the hens: Oprah, Cluckita, Chicken Little, Pox, Comet, Stormy, Afro-Ninja, & Cheep Cheep; the big chicks, Tiny Tina, Ming Ming and Riesling.  Just hatched out Pip and Squeak.

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Shelly - wife to 1, mom to 3. Lots of lovely pets, a Basenji, a Bichon Frise and a dog that has us all stumped; the bunnies Cooper and Stewie, the hens: Oprah, Cluckita, Chicken Little, Pox, Comet, Stormy, Afro-Ninja, & Cheep Cheep; the big chicks, Tiny Tina, Ming Ming and Riesling.  Just hatched out Pip and Squeak.

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post #8 of 13
7/17/12 at 12:07pm

I'm going to go with cockerel.  Even though leghorns do tend to have larger, redder combs/wattles than some other breeds, and even develop them a little earlier, that is awfully big and awfully red for only being 8 weeks old.  Also, although I can't see any saddle/hackle/tail feathers yet, the upright stance and large legs/feet point to this being a cockerel as well.

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post #9 of 13
7/17/12 at 12:40pm

i bet thats a cockerel all the way

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post #10 of 13
7/17/12 at 1:24pm

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So does this one look like a Pullet?droolin.gif If you look at my Avatar you will see this one plus another and I HOPE they are both Ladies??? Any input?? They are about 3 months old.

 

 

 

 


Edited by cliniclvn - 7/17/12 at 1:29pm
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