Help with our Dominque Birdzilla

[Huldras chicks]

So was told that " Dominique pullet has a distinct spot on it's head and a shadow on the front of the feet & legs. The cockerel has a fuzzy head spot and no foot/leg shadow " But our Birdzilla now looking like she might be a boy ( tried to take on Chuck our Rooster ) but looking at baby pictures she had all the marking of a girl... Can only post baby pictures of her till the morning and then try to get a clean shot when she/he stops moving..

and here is one with the legs...

So is the saying true the dot and the shadow on the legs and feet mean a girl?

 

[Gallusfarm]

http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html


It varies from strain to strain, but I'd say this is a textbook example of a female chick. Very small, very defined head spot. Also her overall color is dark, often we see the males looking a bit grayer.

in this photo, the male is on the left.

 

[fshinggrl]

It sounds like s/he is much older now. Do you have more recent pictures?

 

[jmtcmkb]

I bought a female dominique from MPC and it looks very similar to yours the white spot on mine is a little bit larger, but all black elsewhere and dark legs. Ku'co, our dominique is 2 weeks old and by far the friendliest and most active of all 5 of our chicks. Great personality, we love her and pray she's is really a girl

 

[Huldras chicks]

Ok got pictures this morning.. My problem with taking pictures is not the chicks running away it is them all wanting to climb into my lap..

A decent head shot

It is the tail that is making me think Birdzilla is a boy... and the size and the fact he/she is not afraid of our boy Chuck what so ever.

 

[fshinggrl]

Correct me if I am wrong, but it's got the wrong kind of comb to be a dominique. I know Wyandottes often have a single comb and they are still Wyandottes, but I do not know if this is the case for dominiques. It looks more like a a Cuckoo Marans hen to me.

eta: The tail is confusing but *I* do not see any pointy saddle feathers on it.

 

[LynninOK]

It's not a Barred Rock?

 

[Huldras chicks]

Epps... was told the egg was from a Dominque..
Here is a better comb shot..

Birdzilla was born on the 14 of July if this helps with the sexing of he/she.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

that's BR roo, not a dom, not a hen. sorry.

 

[hdowden]

thats a br looks like a hen can you get pics of the feathers around her neck for us?