Freak Red Cross Roo, mis-labeled or hen that makes weird noises?

[Chicken Girl1]

What is the age of the bird in question?

 

[Bedel5]

What is the age of the bird in question?

We got it as a chick we n August. The one with the big comb was quite a bit bigger than the other two

 

[Chicken Girl1]

We got it as a chick we n August. The one with the big comb was quite a bit bigger than the other two

Yeah, that's a cockerel.

 

[JennaMW14]

Second one is a cockerel

 

[donrae]

TSC is not very discriminating about how they label breeds. "Red" to them can mean production reds, red sex links, pretty much anything that's not a Cornish cross, Leghorn, or barred Rock

 

[drumstick diva]

He makes weird noises because he is a cockerel

 

[Bedel5]

Thanks everyone! I guess we will have to change his name from Clara to Clarance

 

[chickens really]

Cheers!!!

 

[Cel45]

That is a PR cockerel. My PR hens did not develop combs until they were about 26 weeks old if memory serves. Also look at the patchy coloring of that bird. Cockerel all the way.

 

[Aredhel]

I read somewhere on this site about pure ayam cemanis having raspberry combs. And that the percentage of completely black birds is very small. I have an "expert" telling me that my birds are crossbred. (Black but dark raspberry combs). My experience with purebred animals of any sort is that there are variations. I also have some crossbred cemanis and the black goes away fast. My egg source was once removed from Greenfire Farms but reliable documentation was provided. So variations in cemanis?