- Apr 28, 2015
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Purchased these cuties straight run from Wabash Feed in Houston last month. Any ideas on breeds and gender?
1. Chuckles here is looking like a cockerel, likes to flare his hackles occasionally, and has treated us to a throaty crow a time or two. Pretty sure he's a cockerel, but any thoughts on breed? Getting some lovely purple and teal metallic feathers on his back and tail:
2. Henrietta here is the smallest of the bunch. Lovely buff color, but unsure of breed. Chuckles above seems to challenge this one the most, but Henrietta doesn't really do much back. Not much of a comb, but super long tail feathers so far:
Here's a side by side of the likely roo Chuckles on the left, and what my gut is telling me will also be a roo--Henrietta on the right:
Here is Chuckles and Henrietta about to bump chests:
3. This is Goldie. She is quite independent and strays often from the other 3 to do her own thing at times. Rhode Island Red pullet? Apologies for the leaf blocking the end of her tail.
Goldie striking a pose for me, sorry I cut off her comb in this picture (but it's yellow and small as pictured above):
Goldie is on the right below, and may give you a better idea of what her tail looks like:
4. Last, and certainly not least, we have dear old Constance, who seems to be the one the other three follow. She has slightly feathered legs, so by deduction I'm thinking Black Copper Marans, but her brown feathers seem different from those pictured on the internet--perhaps a mix with a Rhode Island Red? Comb is black and pink so far. She's a big girl, and I suspect she might have been a week or so older than the other three.
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Thanks so much for your help, y'all!
1. Chuckles here is looking like a cockerel, likes to flare his hackles occasionally, and has treated us to a throaty crow a time or two. Pretty sure he's a cockerel, but any thoughts on breed? Getting some lovely purple and teal metallic feathers on his back and tail:
2. Henrietta here is the smallest of the bunch. Lovely buff color, but unsure of breed. Chuckles above seems to challenge this one the most, but Henrietta doesn't really do much back. Not much of a comb, but super long tail feathers so far:
Here's a side by side of the likely roo Chuckles on the left, and what my gut is telling me will also be a roo--Henrietta on the right:
Here is Chuckles and Henrietta about to bump chests:
3. This is Goldie. She is quite independent and strays often from the other 3 to do her own thing at times. Rhode Island Red pullet? Apologies for the leaf blocking the end of her tail.
Goldie striking a pose for me, sorry I cut off her comb in this picture (but it's yellow and small as pictured above):
Goldie is on the right below, and may give you a better idea of what her tail looks like:
4. Last, and certainly not least, we have dear old Constance, who seems to be the one the other three follow. She has slightly feathered legs, so by deduction I'm thinking Black Copper Marans, but her brown feathers seem different from those pictured on the internet--perhaps a mix with a Rhode Island Red? Comb is black and pink so far. She's a big girl, and I suspect she might have been a week or so older than the other three.
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Thanks so much for your help, y'all!
