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is one of my golden comet chicks a roo??

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by kaileen20, Oct 20, 2014.

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  1. Oct 20, 2014 #1
    kaileen20

    kaileen20 In the Brooder

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    I have another thead on this but it wouldnt let me upload pics but now it can so ill just start a new thread :) I got 4 golden comet chicks from a family farm store 2 weeks ago and noticed one is more yellow and has longer wing feathers and a feathered tail and the others dont, could I have a roo ?? They are 2 weeks old :)

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  2. Oct 20, 2014 #2
    Wyandottes7

    Wyandottes7 Crowing 5 Years

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    If it is a purebred,1st generation Red Sex-Link, it could be a male. However, at least in the photos, it doesn't look like its down was the normal whitish color of a male Red Sex-Link. It may just be a lighter marked female.
     
  3. Oct 21, 2014 #3
    LanceTN

    LanceTN Chirping

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    It's my understanding and experience that pullets grow their tails longer earlier. Eventually the Rooster will grow a longer tail but the pullet grows theirs first.

    With my Astralorps all my pullets had long tails when my cockerels still had stubby little butts.
     

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