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In the Brooder
- Jun 30, 2016
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This is where the spur comes in, although hens can sometimes just have the little bump (depends on breed) but will never develop a spur.
Here are a few hints at sexing this bird.
1) Yellow legged birds often have a red coloring down the outer leg in the rooster. This is called a "breeding line" and old-timers have told me that this shows how productive your cock will be with his hens--the more red, the more chicks. In my experience, this is true. But, for the purpose of your photo, keep in mind that pullets/hens will not have any semblance of red on their yellow legs.
2) From what I can see in the pictures, it looks like you can see pointed hackle (neck) and saddle (just before the tail) feathers. I've included a photo below that tries to show what I'm looking at. The pointed feathers would indicate a male, as would the saddle.
3) As to breed, this is likely a Delaware rooster. He is not wide enough to be a Wyandotte (wrong body shape). It could be a sexlink, although due to the actual barring pattern that you can see, I would lean Delaware (although maybe not "show quality") before some of the sexlinks. The Delaware hen also has far less coloring throughout her neck.
Looks like a nice backyard roo!
Here are a few hints at sexing this bird.
1) Yellow legged birds often have a red coloring down the outer leg in the rooster. This is called a "breeding line" and old-timers have told me that this shows how productive your cock will be with his hens--the more red, the more chicks. In my experience, this is true. But, for the purpose of your photo, keep in mind that pullets/hens will not have any semblance of red on their yellow legs.
2) From what I can see in the pictures, it looks like you can see pointed hackle (neck) and saddle (just before the tail) feathers. I've included a photo below that tries to show what I'm looking at. The pointed feathers would indicate a male, as would the saddle.
3) As to breed, this is likely a Delaware rooster. He is not wide enough to be a Wyandotte (wrong body shape). It could be a sexlink, although due to the actual barring pattern that you can see, I would lean Delaware (although maybe not "show quality") before some of the sexlinks. The Delaware hen also has far less coloring throughout her neck.
Looks like a nice backyard roo!
