I have to say rooster, sorry. I had a frizzled cochin and he was that red very young. My two cochin girls are almost 6 months old and aren't even reddening up yet
This is Esmerelda - sorry if these are small and/or dark - my phone is unpredictable sometimes, I thought they would be better but I don't have a 'smart phone' - it's just a phone - ha: