Leghorn rooster or hen

[Bigegges]

I got 10 leghorns from rural king I think the one circled is a rooster. If you had to guess how old are they. I got 6 black sex link and 6 whydot chicks that are 8 weeks old outside with the adult hens. They are very feathered out for how small they are is that normal for them.

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Is there pictures that I can't see?

 

[neo71665]

Is there pictures that I can't see?

makes 2 of us

 

[FuzzyCritters]

The picture didn't show up.

 

[neo71665]

There now but they are too young to visually sex. Come back when they are about 6 weeks old

 

[the_peanut_coop]

There now but they are too young to visually sex. Come back when they are about 6 weeks old

Agreed. Far to young. Weird how the pic didn't show up at first.

 

[Bigegges]

Agreed. Far to young. Weird how the pic didn't show up at first.

What throws me off is that we had an amberlink rooster last year and it feathered out a lot slower than the hens did at around the same stage that these are in. I was a rural king and they were 25 cents and I could pass that up.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What throws me off is that we had an amberlink rooster last year and it feathered out a lot slower than the hens did at around the same stage that these are in. I was a rural king and they were 25 cents and I could pass that up.

I believe amberlinks are actually bred for that. They’re a hybrid between a fast-feathering and slow-feathering breed. It’s unlikely that they specifically bred fast-feathering and slow-feathering leghorns together, though I suppose it could randomly happen.

 

[the_peanut_coop]

What throws me off is that we had an amberlink rooster last year and it feathered out a lot slower than the hens did at around the same stage that these are in. I was a rural king and they were 25 cents and I could pass that up.

Hmm...

 

[Bigegges]

I believe amberlinks are actually bred for that. They’re a hybrid between a fast-feathering and slow-feathering breed. It’s unlikely that they specifically bred fast-feathering and slow-feathering leghorns together, though I suppose it could randomly happen.

It’s a rooster