eggs or crows? speckled sussex

[nickie]

5 week old speckled Sussex, my only little guy I can't figure out:

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Any ideas?

 

[TeriyakiChicken]

i think roo. the comb looks big and red

Hope you can keep him

 

[sourland]

I think that you'll be buying eggs if you count on him.

 

[nickie]

It's supposed to be a she, but the comb is throwing me. My austrolorp has a huge comb and nice wattles starting, and all the girls have small combs that are only starting to pink up.

If she is a he is it possible to have 3 roos with 5 hens?

 

[polishchickens111]

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Sorry, but I've heard about 6-10 hens per roo.

Of course, you don't have to rehome your roos, just get more chickens.

 

[nickie]

Oh, darn, I might have to get more chickens? That's just going to soooo not break my heart, maybe my wallet, but noty heart.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Crows.

 

[debid]

Eggs. I'm going based solely on body shape. Both of the sexed pullet SS chicks that I bought had their combs and wattles pink at 4 weeks but now that they're 11 weeks, I'm much more confident they look like girls.

 

[nickie]

Debid, you have speckled Sussex? I ask only because this one is the same shape and size as the other females, but has a larger comb with more color.I didn't know if that was common with the Sussex. That is the only one I have so I can't compare it to another of the same breed.

 

[Schwartzfarmnc]

I think you need to wait a few weeks, both of my SS's were red early on also, I've attached a photo at 7weeks for comparison, and Gidget was the very first to start laying at 17 weeks 4 days, so it's tough to wait, but to be certain I'd say by 8 or 9 weeks we knew for sure.