feed store chickens. i think i have another roo??

BekahBear

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Jan 3, 2010
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my husband brought home 8 older chicks from the feed store about 2-3 weeks ago. no idea on age or breed of any of them. so far I know one of them is a roo for sure.

this other one I have been iffy about for a while. but now im really thinking its another roo. i think i see hackle and saddle feathers starting to come in. and the pea comb looks pretty red and developed for the age. all of the chicks appear to be different breeds so its hard to compare any of them to each other. im really hoping for girls so I think im being biased when looking at them.

the feed store will replace any of them that turn out to be boys. they are a bit of a drive away from us so we have been waiting until we know for sure how many we have before making the trip. is this guy a boy for sure or is there still any chance its a girl?
 

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With the comb and the rust wing bars, that's a cockerel. He appears to be too young for male saddle feathers, fyi. Saddle feathers shouldn't be coming in until they're 12 weeks at the earliest. I would guess these guys are about 8ish.
 

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