Hen or Roo? New to Brown Leghorns

mrwiest

Hatching
7 Years
May 14, 2012
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I just got these two new brown leghorns, and I am starting to wonder if one is a rooster. I have attached two pictures of them. The pictures aren't the best, and the chick in question decided to puff itself up for the picture. I am just a little thrown off by the already large comb compared to the other chick.
BTW - When I vent checked both of them, I would have said they were both hens, but I am not expert!
 
Thanks for the fast response. No, I wasn't planning on breeding them. Is the comb the dead indicator that it is a rooster?
 
The comb, the big waddles and the very showy tail are dead give aways.
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Early comb development plus the difference in feather coloration. He will eventually develop attractive reddish hackle and saddle feathers and a black tail and chest. She will retain the brown 'wild type' coloration.
 

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