CAn the color of the comb indicate gender?

[sparkles2307]

We have 104 "roos" and so far have identified 6 of them to be 100% female. Of the remainder, MOST have bright bright red combs of good size with well-developed wattles. BUT about 1/3 of them have smaller combs and smaller wattles and are pink, light pink, not red. Any ideas?

 

[krazycow6]

Depends on the breed. They all mature at different times. Some breeds can be tricky.

 

[Wynette]

I'm glad those six are are 100% female...you run into issues when they're only partially female!

Yep, depends on breed; usually if they are less than 8 weeks and they have a comb that is turning red, it's a roo. A pullet's comb doesn't typically turn red until they approach egg-lay.

 

[sparkles2307]

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LOL I know like half eggs and half crowing... haha

they are all 7.5 weeks old I really need to get new pics of them...I will do that tonight.