Boys or Girls??

catlikethief

In the Brooder
11 Years
May 13, 2008
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I recently bought 5 hens. 3 RIR and 2 BR. The farmer I bought them from said he didn't know yet what sex they were but that they would start laying in a few weeks. Well today I noticed two of them made some loud noises at me while trying to put them back in the coop. They are the bigger of the 5. Sorry about the less than perfect pics of the RIR. Thank you
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Not sure about your BR but your RIR is DEFINITELY a pullet! My 9 week RIR has a HUGE come and some nice wattles now. My pullets look just like yours!
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I don't really know
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The farmer I bought them from told me in 4-6 weeks (maybe sooner) they would start to lay. Their butt feather still look like chick feathers. (really fuzzy and cute)

Knowing that, how old do you think they are?
 
Hmmm, I guess that'd put them around 14-16 weeks old, so it could easily be a pullet...however I'm no expert so I guess you should take the word of others.
 

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