? on RIR Rooster. Pic included.

[raspeary]

I have two supposed to be rhode island red roosters. My question is, they are starting to get some teal/dark feathers on their tails and wings?

Do rhode island reds do that? Or was I given something else? On the one pic you can kind of see the darker feathers.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Yes. Those dark feathers are perfectly normal for a RIR

 

[Ricks Chicks]

Yup normal for RIR's

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Very normal.

 

[Bridget399]

Yup, mine have them, too! Very nice looking birds, you have!

 

[77horses]

Yep, normal for RIRs to do that. And you have very nice looking RIRs there.

P.S. the one in front on the 1st and 2nd pic looks like a rooster and the one on the right side of the 1st pic looks like a pullet. Just letting you know.

 

[raspeary]

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Yup, these were the pics i used to determine the two roosters. I'm trying to sell my two roo's and I intend on keeping my 2 rir hens. the hen wanted to be in the pic too.

 

[RAWR]

omg! they're beautiful roos

our RIRs have blackish-purple-blue tail feathers. one of our roos Fluffy has black feathers outlining his throat :]

 

[cmom]

Here is a picture of my RIR Roo when he was younger.