Is this a ROO???

[Grand-hen-ma]

I will try and get a full body shot, front, back, head, legs too. Now I did notice that her/his vent wasn't as big as the other girls. But I was told she is only about 3 months old.

My new girls aren't as friendly as my other ones. It will take some time to hopefully get them to be nice. Now the white one, the leghorn, well, I have to say after she beat me up I decided to change her name to "white biotch" she is soooo mean!!!

The pen will be made larger tomorrow so I hope everyone will get along after the new girls spend some time in quarentine prison.

Thanks everyone.

 

[colebarnhart]

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Not true. Barred rock feathering is different in males and females which makes them one of the easier breeds to sex. Males will have more white in their barring and females will have darker barring.

See I'm learning something new and after looking and reading having a duh kind of moment!!! I thought that BR were fairly hard to tell until they got older, but I'm seeing the difference. So here is my question... I've got two little ones that I've been thinking were both female and just thought one was very light and the other very dark. But now the light one has got to be a roo, which would explain a lot with it's behavior. I'm actually cool with it and think it will work out great if it is a roo, which now I'm pretty sure that it is. Anyway, thanks for the info and take a look at my pic and if you would give me your opinion on left or right, M or F?

 

[aubreynoramarie]

yep you got it! girl and boy!


and Minniechickmama has a point, there are some hackle feathers growing in there...a body picture from the side would help lots

 

[pinkwindsong]

my roo is more of a silver/grey where my girls are very black and white.. my roo also has a different tail set and his tail feather s are long and pointed where my girls are rounded and short. mine are 10 weeks today and his comb is a bit larger and pinker// he started really being able to see the difference at about 5 weeks.
have a good time with you birds I really like the breed. hope you do as well.
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Pink

 

[sevenbabychicks]

Hm, those long hackle feathers are a little troubling...