Hi, thanks again. I am thinking it looks a ,lot like the pics online of first generation Isa. And it reminds me a lot of our red star hens last year. It is probably a hen. My hubby keeps saying things like, "look how it struts." He really wants it to be a roo. But I remember a couple of our hens...
Hi Fred, Thanks for the welcome and also for the response. What you said mad sense. I understand what you said the if it is a sex-link (which Isa Browns are)....that the sex is tied to the color. But what if it's not a pure Isa brown? We didn't get it from a breeder and they thought it was an...
This is our newly acquired Isa Brown, age 3-4 months. The person we got it from thought it was a roo--which is what we are hoping for since we already have 7 hens. However, we will keep him/her either way. So, what do you think? Roo or hen? Thank you!
I recently purchased what was supposed to be 5 Buff Orpington Pullets. Two of them have looked distinctly different since the first few days. Now, they are 5-6 weeks old and they look even less like the 3 buffs, larger and a lot of red. Wondering if they might be RIRs or Buffs crossed with RIRs...