Breeder says they are hens ~ are they? *Update* on page 4

[GaNewChick]

Thanks!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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That's EXACTLY what I said. And outloud.

 

[M To The Maxx]

THOSE are defenitley roos.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

They are definitely males, and I do not believe they are sex-links. Which could explain why as chicks they looked female to him. (Do you have any photos of them as chicks?)

Until proven otherwise, give him credit for it being a msitake.

Spurs are not a good indicator of gender during the first year. Haul them back to him and tell him you want an exchange for same-age girls, and that you want to pick from the ones he has available. Then pick ones that look feminine, based upon their breed.

 

[noitulover]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

here is a link to the Feathersite page for sex links. some of the roosters like the OP's roos...

 

[noitulover]

i could be wrong though, just a similar picture.

 

[GaNewChick]

This is the only one I can find right now of when they were younger. This was about the age or a little later that I asked him about them, I even sent him pics of the two.

 

[PotterWatch]

I would ask him how he got his RSLs. If he is breeding an rsl hen to an rsl roo, you are not going to get the sex-linked characteristics. The coloring in the picture you posted above would be correct for a first generation rsl pullet, but that comb is a dead giveaway at that age. I would guess he is breeding his own rsls and not doing it correctly to get the sex-linked color.

 

[GaNewChick]

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So based on the coloring ~ he would have thought it to be a pullet. I know the other one is lighter and was at the time I bought them.

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

Mojo Chick'n :

roosters definately - I'd be throwing a fit with the Breeder. Any "breeder" would know without a doubt that they are roosters.

meri

SO TRUE HOW COULD SOMEONE SELL THEM AS "HENS" THOSE ARE ROOS​