Is this too much comb at 8 weeks for a female?

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1/26/13 at 3:07pm

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Here is a pic from back side

No tail feathers which I think is strange. This is a very slow feathering bird.

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1/26/13 at 3:15pm

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The pic isn't great for the comb, can you try another?

Overall, I'd say cockerel.

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

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1/26/13 at 3:48pm

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Agree looks like cockerel.

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1/26/13 at 3:55pm

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I agree but its mannerisms have been so female like until recently. I think I noticed him trying to mount another.

I m pretty sure it is part Australorp but it has this white freckling on its chest. Im wondering if it is part white leghorn. I have one white hen but Im pretty sure there is leghorn in the genetics of the flock. Plus he is so slender and tends to stand upright.

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1/26/13 at 10:39pm

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Oh yeah, that's a boy. The comb looks like a rosecomb or peacomb, do you have any breeds with those combs?

Rachel BB

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

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1/27/13 at 12:31am

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1/27/13 at 12:41am

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That's a little boy. Girls with pea combs don't have that much comb at 8 weeks. Plus the stance is a give-away.

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1/27/13 at 7:30am

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Well he will be a sweet boy to me...a little challenging with the others which he has already proven. Yes, peacombs for sure in the yard. He already like to have his little comb rubbed. The boy he is replacing loved to have his comb caressed. Chickie was a great asset to the yard. Im hoping to raise this little fella to help me out too. I wouldnt have minded if it was a girl but I really wanted a boy.

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1/27/13 at 7:35am

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Oh and here is his three week younger little buddy Petey. I always thought a boy due to its bold mannerisms since hatch but now Im wondering. He is 6 weeks old in this pic.