Is my barred rock hen really a ROO???

[markofthebee33]

Please help me determine if my Barred rock hen is really a roo or not. I have 2 and both are about 15 weeks old, they are not laying yet, neither have long tail fethers and the one I'm most concerned about with the larger comb has the shortest tail of all my hens. Here are a few shots of both of them... The one I'm concerned with has a very large comb that seemed to appear over night. Oh please don't let hr be a roo...

This is Miss Frank, I do NOT think she is a roo however her tail feathers are longer...

another shot

this is a body shot of Ethel... The one that MAY be a roo...

Ethel's comb... So pretty but nervous its a boy...

another body shot of Ethel.

Miss Frank again

Miss Frank with those tail feathers...

 

[NonnasBabies]

She's a hen all the way!!

 

[ranchhand]

If they are true BRs, they are both pullets!

 

[Cowgirl71]

100% hens!

 

[artsyrobin]

i second that- she may be getting close to laying....

 

[markofthebee33]

Oh thank goodness. Thank you for the help. I didn't realize pullets got such large combs.

 

[Cowgirl71]

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Their combs get big and red when they're getting ready to lay.

 

[speckledhen]

Ethel is most definitely a lady.

 

[markofthebee33]

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Their combs get big and red when they're getting ready to lay.

I learn new things every day with my birds. They are so much fun, I'm loving every second with them! I also have 2 EE's that I'm super excited to see what color eggs I get!!!

 

[markofthebee33]

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