Oops, didn't see those other posts under juliechick's first one.
Are the hens darker than roosters when they are grown too, or is it just a pullet/cockerel thing?
Oops, I should have mentioned that. They were given to us as 6 cockerels and 1 uncertain. So we knew what we were getting. :P Free chicken dinners! Hubby says we'll just keep eating them if they turn mean until we find the nicest one, or start fresh.
But thank you, juliechick, for saying...
Thanks guys!!
What do you look for that tells you the gender?
If he is a runt and not a bantam, would it be inadvisable to keep him for a flock rooster? We are strict on culling for rooster temperament, and so far he seems to be one of the least aggressive. But if it could pass genetic...
I have a group of 7 Barred Rocks given me by a neighbor who had too many. She said she couldn't tell if the littlest one was a pullet or cockerel. I don't know how to tell either. Hoping some experienced people will chime in.
This one is significantly smaller than the rest. Is it maybe a...