Roos? Or not?

sahsram1

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Apr 7, 2013
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I have six Columbian Rocks (I think) and I'm trying to figure out how many are roos? There are two with almost no crowns and wattles, one with very large crown and wattles with a very red face, and three with somewhat large crown and wattles with less red on their faces (more feathery). I might be being hopeful because I know we can't keep roosters, but I think only the one with the red face (first picture) is a roo, but my husband thinks all four with the larger crowns and wattles are roos.
All of my chickens are eight weeks old. I've only included pics of the definite roo (first pic) and the three questionables. Other than the color of their faces, I don't see any discernible difference in their size, body shape or coloring. Can anyone help?









 
Those are Delaware cockerels. Delawares have ticking around the neck like your guys; Columbian Rocks have more of a lacy pattern around their neck like a Light Brahma.
 
Thanks. I was starting to think they were Delawares. I don't know if this matters but I noticed this morning that the def male has black tail feathers with white tips while the three questionable ones have black and white striped (barred?) tail feathers.
 
I didn't know how to describe a Brahma's hackle feather pattern.
This is a Brahma:
((Hen))
Light+Brahma+Full.jpg


((Rooster))
lt_brahma__rooster1.jpg


And this is a Delaware:
((Hen))
Studio_DelwrHn_347_M.jpg


((Rooster))
images


And this is a Colombian Rock:
((Hen))
300x300px-LS-f849cd55_500140693_images12.jpeg


((Rooster))
Note cream colored hackles
Columbianrockroo.jpg
 

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