**UPDATE with pics (pg. 4)!!** Rhode Island Red, Hen or Roo? PICS!

[Nicole01]

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Wow, nice! I can't wait for my own eggs!

 

[silkie101]

congrats on your egg

 

[Erebus]

Yay! Congrats on the egg.

Personally I'm feeling so chuffed (pleased) with myself because I'm new to all this and I couldn't help but fixate on those big rounded feathers with no gloss on the neck feathers and thinking "pullet!".

This is about the only indicator I have that my big androgynous looking mixed-breed chooks are also pullets

Thanks for sharing your pics!

 

[TeriyakiChicken]

lol @ the third picture (page 2)

 

[Snack Giver]

No, sorry. Its a roo. Somebody else laid that egg.

 

[greening]

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and my RIR has a bigger comb than my roo anyways.

 

[chickschool]

This is our RIR at about 12 weeks. Hopefully the pics will be helpful. Good luck.

 

[motherhenmindy]

I seriously think it's so amazing how these birds can really fool us. Your first pics I figured it was a she, until you posted the last set and saw tail feathers, and yes, those ginormous legs. And then she lays an egg! What a happy ending for you, I'm really happy for you. Apparently all that red was meaning she was getting ready to lay. BTW...she laid this at 16 weeks?? Wow, I hope mine lay that soon.

 

[jennyg]

Gives me hope mine isn't a roo

 

[J977]

Well everyone, I have my answer, and I hope it can help others to figure out what sex their RIR's are.

It would appear that we have a lovely HEN

As SHE layed this beauty yesterday...

I wanted to make sure it was her before I posted anything, but I saw her in the nest box this morning and she has been doing a hearty squat the last several days

Thank you all again for your help and opinions!

Yay!!! I'm so excited I took the time to read all these post. I have a 9 week Rhode Island with a big red waddle and everyone is saying roo! I can't stand the thought of getting rid of her/him. So I'm so happy there is hope!!!