Dominiques. Both are 9.5 weeks.

[CSAchook]

Does the shade of their barring matter a lot? I've heard it is lighter in males. Pepper has lighter barring, as you can see.

My understanding is that in barred breeds, males get two copies of the “barring gene” and females get one. So males have thicker white bars resulting in an overall “lighter” appearance.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here are pics of faces:
Salt‘s face does flush when it’s cold out.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Any opinions?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

They have dark marks on their beaks because they insist on flying off the ramp instead of going down rung by rung. Silly things.

 

[Gray Farms]

My understanding is that in barred breeds, males get two copies of the “barring gene” and females get one. So males have thicker white bars resulting in an overall “lighter” appearance.

100% correct

 

[CSAchook]

You've got a pair. The lighter one is the cockerel.

Agreed. Especially now that I have seen the wattles on Pepper!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Agreed. Especially now that I have seen the wattles on Pepper!

Ok, that’s what I thought. Thanks!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Agreed. Especially now that I have seen the wattles on Pepper!

I'm glad I only have one roo (time will tell ) but I'm also sad. He was the tiniest little thing as a chick, and was the last to eat and drink. I cried many times those first few days because I feared he would die. But he didn't. And he kept getting more vibrant and bigger...and so did his comb. I can't keep him, city regulations...but I'm hoping he'll find a good home. He is a great flock defender so far, sounding alarms when a sparrow or two fly over, and chasing off squirrels and robins minding their own buisness. He's a spunky little guy.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Aaaaaand I made so many of these stupid posts because I was as blind as a bat.
Pepper was a girl.