I think I have all ROOS! Someone tell me I am wrong, please.

[coopist]

Yep, they look about 5 weeks, going by the residual neck down on the EE and the LB, especially. Head angularity and comb development on pea-combed birds at that age looks about right for roos. I'm sticking with my original assessment.

 

[championny]

Your barred rock look just like my Henny Penny. The sight of it made me think back to December when she started to feather out.

I figured out my roos by leg size. They grew a bit bigger then the pullets and you can tell in the legs. If the legs look thicker than the others of the same age, you can bet on a roo.

 

[jacca5]

This makes me so sad. If they are roos the EE has to go. I have LB hens and BR hens. Unless I get EE hens and convince hubby I have to keep him......LOL

but that would give me 4 ROOS cause I already have one.

 

[rubysmom]

I know it so sad! We have to give away all of our roos.
Hey coopist, what are your thoughts on my LB? Roo too?

 

[coopist]

rubysmom, I'm just not sure. But, from what I can see, I'd tentatively say it's a pullet.

 

[rubysmom]

Thanks, alot of people are on the fence

When can you start to see the wattles with hens? Are they orange with hens or do they just turn red slower?

 

[coopist]

Well, that varies a bit, IMO. Usually, the pullets' wattles start to pink up slowly and then stay pink for a couple of months until getting more red at maturity. I find that my Brahma females never get quite that bright red that single combed girls do, just a very dark pink. My pea-combed roos' combs are red, though.

Y'know, I have male and female Brahma bantams around 7 weeks old. I could post pics if that'd help...

 

[coopist]

Cockerel:

Pullet:

 

[rubysmom]

Wow! Thanks for the pics. Mine is almost right in between? Definitely not as red, but maybe a little more wattle than your pullet. This is a crazy waiting game for impatient, crazy people like myself.

I love this chicken thing though. Maybe I'll get better at this part as we go along. I just want to know for sure right now!!! She is sucjh a sweety.

 

[coopist]

Lol! Yes, I thought the same thing. Yours is almost exactly between. And yes, you'll get better, but they can still fool ya

It is fun, definitely.