Hi I have a 6 week old chick who I suspect is a roo. Its the only 1 with pink comb and yellow legs. The other 2 have black/grey legs and comb.
Any tips would be great!
Also breed would be helpful (they hatched from blue eggs)
I realise its still quite young so will update pics every week :-)
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