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I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but I want to get other opinions before determining which roos and hens get the freezer.
The bird in question is named Falcon and is a black Cochin, best I can tell. Falcon was my favorite as a chick, but has unfortunately turned out to be very aloof and flighty, even with the rest of the flock.
I originally went back and forth with my gues because there's no other birds that are similar in the flock to compare to. I have two other Cochins, but they're barred and much smaller. Of those two, one is clearly a male with a lighter coloring and drastically larger and redder comb ears and wattle.
Falcon also has those same features, but the feathers looked female for a while, but now look male. This is my first flock, though, so I'd like confirmation. (I'm pretty sure he's a rooster, at this point.)
Falcon is about 15 weeks old in these pictures, and 2 weeks in my avatar.
Other (Barred) Cochin
Female barred cochin
The bird in question is named Falcon and is a black Cochin, best I can tell. Falcon was my favorite as a chick, but has unfortunately turned out to be very aloof and flighty, even with the rest of the flock.
I originally went back and forth with my gues because there's no other birds that are similar in the flock to compare to. I have two other Cochins, but they're barred and much smaller. Of those two, one is clearly a male with a lighter coloring and drastically larger and redder comb ears and wattle.
Falcon also has those same features, but the feathers looked female for a while, but now look male. This is my first flock, though, so I'd like confirmation. (I'm pretty sure he's a rooster, at this point.)
Falcon is about 15 weeks old in these pictures, and 2 weeks in my avatar.
Other (Barred) Cochin
Female barred cochin
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