Now that I know this forum is here.... I have a nine week old (tomorrow) chick that I've been driving myself crazy with trying to figure if it's a hen/roo. It's a barnyard mix. Delayed feathering. Four toes, lightly feathered feet. Muff and beard. Came from a brown egg. (Eggs came from my sister who has a wide variety of breeds.) The feathers around the back of the neck look more pointed than round to me. The tail feathers look more rounded, but still immature so it's hard to tell. It's feet look big, but then they all do to me. "Peep" was my only surviving hatcher (out of two) from my first hatch atempt and has been very much a pet, so she's used to people and I can't judge "aggression". (She or he is my baby.) My first chicken. We had a very successful second hatch a week and a half ago and I want to have two roos for my flock (that I raised myself) so it would help if I had a better idea of what Peep was so I could decide what I can keep out of my second hatch. I'm just being impatient....lol But I figured it wouldn't hurt to have other's opinions. I thank anyone ahead of time for any help I can get. (And fully understand until I hear a crow or see an egg, nothing is certain....lol)
