Black Cochin: Roo or Hen?

Roo or Hen?


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Shaycres

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Jul 8, 2019
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Here is my four month old mystery chick, Gambino. Since it was a mystery chick, I assumed it to be a boy since that's what they usually are. Is that what this one is?
[Also apologies for some of the blurry pics, he wouldn't quit moving and I didn't have time to take any more]
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S/he's actually even older than that, I should've said four and a half months old, I think s/he's nearing the 20 week mark. That's what had me stumped - the fairly red waffles/combs but lack of any prominent saddle feathers, especially compared to the other roos the same age.
yep it can be tough sometimes, but you definitely have a girl.

I'm currently trying to figure out the genders on my 10 week chicks. I have 2 boys and the rest appear to be girls but if that's the case I need to buy a lotto ticket!
 
Four months old with that red and large of wattles, I’m going with a boy.

I think I see some pointed saddle and hackle feathers but it’s hard to tell from the pictures. So not completely sure.
 
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S/he's actually even older than that, I should've said four and a half months old, I think s/he's nearing the 20 week mark. That's what had me stumped - the fairly red waffles/combs but lack of any prominent saddle feathers, especially compared to the other roos the same age.

Maybe a pullet then, coming into lay.
 
And I'm going with pullet.
4 months=16weeks.
Comb and wattles are not huge but small. Which at that age a pullet should start maturing. I don't see any male feathers, they are kinda messy but still when zoomed I don't see any male sex feathers.
S/he's actually even older than that, I should've said four and a half months old, I think s/he's nearing the 20 week mark. That's what had me stumped - the fairly red waffles/combs but lack of any prominent saddle feathers, especially compared to the other roos the same age.
 
pullet who's getting mature and thinking about laying, which is what the comb and wattles indicate. They're smallish, not huge like a cockerels at this age... Does she squat yet?
It's tricky telling on behavior for me. As of now I only really get to see the girls every other weekend because I'm in college. Perhaps this weekend I can watch s/he closely and see if I notice any of that type of behavior.
 

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