BO Roos

kaseythomas86 · Jul 22, 2014

I think I have 3 BO Roos (I hope I'm wrong). They are about 17/18 wks. I also have an EE Roo that is already crowing and has been for a week now. He is 15wks. Should the BOs be crowing by now if they are Roos or could they just be late bloomers? I don't want to get my hopes up that they are hens.

emmyeagle · Jul 22, 2014

Post pics of them. Will be so much easier to tell. We have 3 new roos about 16 weeks old. Only 1 has started crowing.

kaseythomas86 · Jul 22, 2014

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emmyeagle said:
Post pics of them. Will be so much easier to tell. We have 3 new roos about 16 weeks old. Only 1 has started crowing.

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I am going to take some in the morning thanks

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FredB · Jul 23, 2014

My BO roosters had MUCH larger combs and wattles than that at 18 weeks, however my hens had slightly smaller. Even though the coloration looks closer to a Roo's color, those look like hens to me, and could be close to laying if redness is any indication (for me it was). I would think those would be squatting soon. Someone with more experience will most likely weigh in though...

emmyeagle · Jul 23, 2014

Look like pullets to me. My BO is about the same age & yours look like her.

kaseythomas86 · Jul 23, 2014

I sure hope y'all are right!!

krista74 · Jul 24, 2014

I will be eagerly watching to see how these turn out!

I am very new to this but they seem to look more like my BO cockerel than my BO pullets, particularly in the first two pictures. My BO girls are laying already and have less comb/wattle than yours. Plus, the contoured colours on the wings, the upright stance, and the way that their tail/side feathers are growing in have me a little confused.

Still, I guess it's early days, and I am no expert by any means. BO's are notoriously hard to determine.

Please keep us posted on how things progress, but at this point I am going to put in a newbie guess of possibly, maybe, cockerels? Don't get rid of them on my opinion though - I stand to be corrected!

To experienced chicken owners, I would really appreciate details of what to look for when sexing the BO breed in particular.

- Krista

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