early signs of being a roo?

[kelzey]

Is it normal for chicks to develop different comb shapes for a mix breed? One has a single comb and the other has a pea comb.

i believe that it’s because they come from two different breeds. rooster was a silkie and hen was a frizzled cochin, so he must have got the single comb from the hen- i’m not 100% sure how it works, i’m new to all this

 

[Tonyroo]

I only ask cause I was wondering what my Wyandotte chicks would look like after mating with a Swedish Flower rooster. I didn't think about the comb differences in the chicks. But thank you for your thoughts.

 

[NatJ]

I only ask cause I was wondering what my Wyandotte chicks would look like after mating with a Swedish Flower rooster. I didn't think about the comb differences in the chicks. But thank you for your thoughts.

If the Wyandotte has a rose comb, and the Swedish Flower has a single comb, then it depends a little on the genetics of the Wyandotte in question--some Wyandottes produce all rose comb chicks, other produce half single comb chicks when bred to a single comb chicken.

More technical way to put it: rose comb is caused by one gene, and is dominant. So you can't tell by looking whether a chicken with rose comb carries the not-rose gene or not.

 

[kelzey]

the babies are growing up so fast

 

[kelzey]

growing into such handsome lil guys

 

[kelzey]

turned 7 weeks old yesterday and one tried to crow for the first time this morning.... sounded like a broken car horn, i’m so proud of my lil dude

 

[Chicalina]

I've got 9 and 12 week old silkie mixes and none of the boys are trying to crow yet!! The older ones have just found their broken clucky voices this week.

7 weeks is amazing!

 

[Duckee]

growing into such handsome lil guys View attachment 2377855View attachment 2377861

They are super cute!!!

I wish I could have a rooster. And, according to my city ordinance, a hen! Shhhh!!!


edit: oops, I think my 14 gals heard me!

 

[kelzey]

i know i randomly update this a lot, but i took some cute pictures of my boys today. i came up with the name robbie for the one with black spots and single comb- i always laugh at how they just look grumpy 24/7! robbie is definitely not happy about how windy it is today

 

[kelzey]

i just looked back at the last update i made and realized how much they have changed omg