I wanted to add some photos of mine now that i know for sure who is the pullet and who is the roo in hopes of helping other sex there ss.
Roo started with no tail-about 1.5 weeks
here's his face:
Pullet had one:
Here's her face:
This is mine at 1 month.Roo on the right.
This is the...
Hi MB, mine are about 8 weeks and the two I suspect are Roos are starting to make weird noises, they are also very protective. I'm not sure if this is normal bc these are my first chickens, the hens don't get involved in their nonsense. But if yours are 11weeks and you aren't seeing rooster like...
So I'm pretty sure Marcie is a Mark :/ s/he has been puffing up her neck feathers and squaring off with the big black/gold suspected rooster. Not just chest bumping, they circle around each other, jumping at each other and have both been making weird noises I'm assuming is going to be crowing...
These pics are so helpful and super cute! I can really see the 2 bodies types, long and round and the tail differences now that I have more to look at than just my 2. The little guy above has a shorter tail like one of mine who also has the same red comb, in a few months we will know for sure...
I have a question regarding Speckled Sussex, might help you, i'm not trying to highjack your thread :)
From a different post I was told these are both SS, a roo and a pullet. The one I think is a roo has a big comb but a short tail and the pulley has a long tail. Is this breed specific as I...