Roos or hens

[Redwolf141]

One SLW and one speckled sussex they are suppose to be hens but i wonder, both are 7 weeks old. The SLW is stella and my gitlfriends fav so really hoping for a,hen. The SS is daisy. They dont carry themselves like roos but i will leave that to the experts.

 

[QueenMisha]

Both birds appear to be cockerels.

 

[Redwolf141]

Both birds appear to be cockerels.

thanks Queen....not what I was hoping to here that means oit of 8 egg layers I got 2 roos and a dark cornish....not a very good start to my egg laying flock.

 

[QueenMisha]

thanks Queen....not what I was hoping to here that means oit of 8 egg layers I got 2 roos and a dark cornish....not a very good start to my egg laying flock.

Dark Cornish can actually be decent layers. Not great, but decent. My girls give me 3-4 eggs per week.

 

[drumstick diva]

both cockerels - I'm sorry

 

[MMorganE]

I say 1 roo and 1 hen. My hen is identical to yours.

 

[Redwolf141]

I say 1 roo and 1 hen. My hen is identical to yours.

thank you ......which hen?

 

[Redwolf141]

both cockerels  - I'm sorry

thanks Diva....no need to be sorry just have to find new homes for them if they are indeed roosters.

 

[MMorganE]

Maybe not identical...but Ill show you what I am talking about.
Your chicken on the left in the second picture... You notice how her "comb" is kinda wide and although it sticks up a little, ita flat and not pointed? That is exactly how my hens (in pic) "comb" is. Wide, not totally flat, but not pointy.
But then your other chicken....his comb sticks up and is pointy. Its very narrow and not at all wide. Therefore, you have a hen on the left and a roo on the right.
Shouldn't be long before he crows. Mine was about that size when he started TRYING (it was hilarious) to crow.
There ya go

 

[QueenMisha]

Maybe not identical...but Ill show you what I am talking about.
Your chicken on the left in the second picture... You notice how her "comb" is kinda wide and although it sticks up a little, ita flat and not pointed? That is exactly how my hens (in pic) "comb" is. Wide, not totally flat, but not pointy.
But then your other chicken....his comb sticks up and is pointy. Its very narrow and not at all wide. Therefore, you have a hen on the left and a roo on the right.
Shouldn't be long before he crows. Mine was about that size when he started TRYING (it was hilarious) to crow.
There ya go

This is not correct. The differences between combs you are describing are genetic differences and are based on ancestry and breed, not gender. Certain breeds will develop single combs, others rose, others walnut, and sometimes pea or V combs and even Buttercup.

Wyandottes are a rose comb breed and both cocks and hens will show flat combs. Sussex are a single comb breed and both cocks and hens will show single combs. Males will always be larger but not differently shaped.

Examples (photos not mine):

Wyandotte cock, rose comb

Wyandotte hen, rose comb

? Cock, single comb

Barred Rock hen, single comb

Comb type charts