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  1. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    Randys: There is no mistake, your RIR looks like a rooster. He is beautiful too, like you, we can not have roosters either. I am hoping it is a hen so I don't have to part with it. Both Batch B chicks are so sweet and allow me to rub under their beak and chest. Batch A Pullets, the other...
  2. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

  3. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    OK, here is the picture of the chick with the wattles. Rooster or Hen? Thanks. This is from Batch B, and this was the chick with the line on top of head. (10-1/2 weeks old) Thought I would include this pix below to show the difference of the older chick (16 wks old) that is...
  4. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    Well, to update for those who have the same questions: Batch B, the chick with the stripe on top of head...grew wattles by 9 weeks old. It's comb is still pale. Looking at Batch A and the other chick from Batch B...no wattles. Darn. I paid extra for females and if this is a rooster, I will...
  5. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    Thank you for the pix, Fred's Hens. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the suspected Roo's comb does not turn red or grow waddles, Friday the 29th it was about 7 weeks old--give a day or two. What age would be an absolute--9 weeks old? Then I have to keep watch for my other batch who...
  6. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    ABOVE: Batch A 7 week old chicks from Pet Store BELOW: Batch B 12 day old chicks from Independent Feed Store--owner claims to paid extra for hens Note: Temp gauge at one end is 87 degrees and the other side 81. In Batch A, the suspected Roo jumped out of the box during week 2...
  7. RRIRMom

    Jumping 1 day old RIR Chick a rooster???

    I bought two RIR day old chicks from a feed store. I paid a higher price for them because the owner said she paid extra from the hatchery to have them sexed as hens. 1 has the typical stripe on top of its head, the other doesn't have one--that is the one my daughter picked. It is more light...
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