If it's not a roo, why do these girls look so different? Barnvelder Q.

[elizabethbinary]

Can someome please explain? This is a photo of my two 'hens', the one in the back is the one I thought was a roo but all of you said 'hen'. I believe all of you, I do.. but I can't figure out why then they look SO different. They're both the same age, from the same place and both supposedly hens... is it just a variation of breed? Is one of them crossed? Is one just ugly? I don't get it.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

I don't know anything about Barnvleders, but I sure see your point. The one following behind does look quite rooish compared to the other.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Well... I don't know who was giving their opinion but they weren't very experienced. The one in the back is a cockerel. Males tend to feather out slower than the females. Just a sex thing.

 

[elizabethbinary]

They said my roo had to be a hen because of it's colouring; but the feathers, the waddle, the legs, the tail...

So are we back on cockeral?

(because that's actually what I want...)

 

[elizabethbinary]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=433469

Here's my original post on it!

 

[Tala]

The one in the back looks rooish to me as well.

 

[Luvroos]

There's a big difference in the color of their legs also, could this be difference in sexes?

 

[X2Farm]

You have a boy and a girl there!!! very beautiful pair!!!

I've got 2 bantam Barnevelder boys right now, and that back one looks just like em!

 

[sourland]

I don't know a thing about Barnvelders and should probably keep my guesses to myself, but it sure looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[elizabethbinary]

Okay if that's the case then YAY!