Clues to the Roos???

[Alexandra317]

When and how do the baby Roos start differing from the Sisters?

 

[maran man 32]

At about 5 weeks of age you will see a significant difference In the Roos strongly developed waddles and comb most of the time granted some do turn out later

 

[Alexandra317]

Thank you so much! So at 10 days old, there is no earthly way to guess who might be a roo? Faster growth of tail feathers? Or faster growth of thingys on their beaks? ... ... OK... I'm new and excited to find out who are girls and who are boys.

 

[nittanyxi]

Different breeds mature at different rates also.

 

[maran man 32]

Your welcome

Well there are tones of farmers tails one I've found to be pretty accurate is hold both feet and let them hang if they fight they're a roo if they hang they're a pullet but it's not guaranteed please update when older love to see them

 

[cosbackyard]

Your welcome

Well there are tones of farmers tails one I've found to be pretty accurate is hold both feet and let them hang if they fight they're a roo if they hang they're a pullet but it's not guaranteed please update when older love to see them

Funny, I just heard the exact opposite a few weeks back. The roos just hang there and the pullets fight.

I also heard that you can tell by spreading the wings out and looking at the feather length. Roos will have three full rows of equal length feathers and pullets will have the third row shorter than the rest. No idea if there's any truth to these.

 

[maran man 32]

Lol well the second us true but only up to three days old

 

[Alexandra317]

I have 3 Roos! Two Wellsummers and one Indian River (Hampshire/Delaware X) Kellog, Belegurth and Cowboy.

 

[maran man 32]

Do you have pictures?