Okay, so I've never been particularly good at telling a young roo and a pullet apart... I've mostly dealt with sexlinks until recently as I have no use for roos, well, I can think of a few but the hubby draws the line at roos. I got this youngster in the midst of molting from a lady who had quite a few too many birds in one pen, and a few who were more than certainly cannibalistic. (I'll refer to this bird as "they" or "them" until someone confirms or settles my fears.) They were pecked pretty bad, especially their tail and neck, but out of all of the injured youngsters they were the only one not taking an eye for an eye so to speak, chunk for a chunk, so I crossed my fingers they were a she and took them home. This one is out of an EE rooster and a Black Plymouth Rock hen (or so I was told, not sure why the lady would lie about this)... anyway I've had them just over a month, and the feathers on their neck are beautiful again, but the feathers on the tail region have only two pathetic feathers, broken quite a ways down so they're barely geathers at all. There's the occasion pin feather showing, but the were plucked and pecked bald and bloody. They'll be 14weeks old in another day or two and I haven't heard a single attempt at crowing yet and I've been in the yard nearly every daylight hour prepping for spring for the last few weeks.. But what I have noticed is the major growth spirt on the legs, they've thickened up so much I've been affectionately referring to them as Turkey Legs. On the topic of affection, this big bird is super affectionate, docile and sweet so it would be a real shame to see that disappear with hormones, or cause they decided to gender identify as a male.
Ah well... enough back story, a picture says a thousand word and all th. These are from a little less than a week ago, so I'll have to grab a new one for comparison tomorrow.
Any opinions? Please have opinions!
Thank you,
- Amber
Late Bird Farms
Ah well... enough back story, a picture says a thousand word and all th. These are from a little less than a week ago, so I'll have to grab a new one for comparison tomorrow.
Any opinions? Please have opinions!

Thank you,
- Amber
Late Bird Farms