8-week-old Bantam Frizzle Cochins: hens or roos?

[monicawilcox]

A black and a white. Hatchery chicks from a bantam assortment. Can you tell yet?

The white one. I'm thinking hen

The black one. I'm thinking roo:/

Either way, they were a great find in a brooder bin full of chicks at the feed store

 

[Goose and Fig]

I think you're right. Great find too! What's with everybody"finding" frizzles? I'm jealous.

 

[nzpouter]

8 weeks, both hens.

 

[monicawilcox]

That would be great!! I'll keep my fingers crossed

 

[Zephyr Farms]

They look both hens to me, but the black one looks like it has a bigger comb. Are they both the same age?

 

[monicawilcox]

Well, when I picked them up at the feed store, they were in different brooders marked "Assorted Bantams" so it's possible they were from different shipments. The black one is definitely smaller. Looking back at their baby pictures I would say that, yes, the black could be a week behind the white. That's why I was thinking roo. He is smaller but the comb is bigger.