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Hey! I have a partridge rock that's just a day shy of 5 weeks old and I'm 80% suspicious about it potentially being a roo (it was sold from the hatchery with a 90% pullet rate, but we know how that goes).
Its comb is still fairly small but it's pretty red in certain lights (see #2) but not all (#1, #4, #5).
What makes me more suspicious in addition to the comb and some wattles coming in (picture #4):
Its comb is still fairly small but it's pretty red in certain lights (see #2) but not all (#1, #4, #5).
What makes me more suspicious in addition to the comb and some wattles coming in (picture #4):
- It's feet look fairly thick (picture #3) - am I off-base there?
- Size-wise it's almost 2x the size of my Orpington that's a week younger, although my Blue Plymouth Rock is almost its size as well, so maybe its a breed thing.
- Personality-wise it's one of the bolder chicks and was one of the first to jump on my knees/hands. It's slowly becoming less of a fan of getting picked up and held as it gets older.
- I've never owned a roo so I'm not familiar with how they walk or behave, but I've frequently seeing this chick looking up/over things and standing tall/stretching its neck up high even if for a few seconds at a time (which I've read online can be a roo behavior).
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