Another Hen or Rooster Question

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We bought 6 Comet chicks. They were all supposed to be hens. One of them is quite a bit bigger than the rest and is making some funny noises now. He / she is about 10 weeks old. I'm thinking we have a rooster. What say you? As a second question, do you think the black / brown one is a Wyandotte?

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The Comet looks like a Roo to me, too. The other is most likely a Black Sex Link (Black Star), definitely not a Wyandotte.
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Here's a closer view of one of the two:

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I'm still new at the whole chicken thing, but I thought Comets were sex linked with the roos being whie and the hens being reddish
 
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Yes, you're on the right track. You don't see this type of rooster very often, but it CAN happen if the parents were not purebred. The combination for Comets is supposed to be a pure New Hampshire crossed with a pure White Rock. Looks like the hatchery you ordered from had an oopsie in their New Hampshire pens.
 
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Lol probably not, I've never actually tried it. I bet the chicken just pecks at it a lot because they love LOVE love red stuff.
 

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