Edit: Resolved. Last page has rooster pics.
Hello! We got six chicks from Meyer hatchery in late May, and they were supposed to be pullets. They are now just under five weeks of age, and one of them, Kahlua, is quite a bit bigger. This chick also has a larger comb and is starting to get a bit of a voice already. Not to mention the different feather patterning. We didn't expect this, so we haven't kept an eye out for any dominant behavior, and at the moment I honestly can't tell if he/she is displaying any.
We don't intend to cull, but I do already have another rooster and now a total of eleven pullets(2yo roo is the only adult. He is currently with six 2.5mos). We will deal with problems as they come, if they come, and hope for the best.
So, is this big white one a cockerel? Almost certain it is.
Hello! We got six chicks from Meyer hatchery in late May, and they were supposed to be pullets. They are now just under five weeks of age, and one of them, Kahlua, is quite a bit bigger. This chick also has a larger comb and is starting to get a bit of a voice already. Not to mention the different feather patterning. We didn't expect this, so we haven't kept an eye out for any dominant behavior, and at the moment I honestly can't tell if he/she is displaying any.
We don't intend to cull, but I do already have another rooster and now a total of eleven pullets(2yo roo is the only adult. He is currently with six 2.5mos). We will deal with problems as they come, if they come, and hope for the best.
So, is this big white one a cockerel? Almost certain it is.
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