Anyone familiar with Golden Campines?

[paceysgl5]

We noticed that our one GC pullet, Gwen, has quite the comb coming in. She has always been very flighty and I never doubted that she was a SHE until we were taking pics yesterday and noticed the comb has really started to come in a bit pinker than some of the other chickens. She was 4 weeks, 5 days old in these pics. What do you think?

 

[bethandjoeync]

yep I would say she may just very well be a HE. I was looking at the hackle feathers and they look pointed instead of rounded...but that could be the coloring too. time will tell

 

[paceysgl5]

if by hackle feathers, you mean the ones around her neck (sorry new at this) then they look very similar to the feathers around the neck of both our EE's

 

[juliechick]

With a comb like that, most likely a rooster.

 

[Lbrad7]

You have yourself a little roo.

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

Yep, thats a roo. As for the roo feathering. Originally campines are also Hen feathered like sebrights if I remember correctly so feathering isn't much to go by either. Although I have seen some hatchery Campine roos with pointy hackles and saddle feathers. I use o have completely henfeathered Silver Camps. They certainly are nice birds.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yup, you have a boy.

 

[paceysgl5]

That's disappointing! I am hoping someone raised a GC and might have 5-week old pics?? Maybe I'll post a new topic for that...