My Light Brahma Duke is a rooooo:) (PIC)

[Dannee]

My Daisy/Duke has had me questioning his gender since he was a baby....hence the name....16 weeks later, some saddle feathers and finally a crow!!!!! Couldn't believe it!!!! I had to share! He is such a sweetheart! He's huge yet not the brightest crayon in the box......but what a love. My Daisy/Duke is a Duke!!!!

 

[gritsar]

 

[Dannee]

Gritsar he crowed!!!!! It was so cool! We thought we heard an attempt a few days ago...but it was one of those things where we weren't sure....lol This morning he did it 4 times and we saw him....tee hee It was deep too...not like the ones we hear around here. I'm excited can you tell????

 

[gritsar]

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I can tell.

I love to hear my brahma roo crow. Nice and baritone.

 

[affacat]

we have a dark brahma, maybe 10 weeks old, that we're concerned might be a roo (we can't legally have roos). what is the easiest way to tell? we've googled some pics, but are new to chickens and are having a really hard time telling for sure.

 

[Dannee]

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Can you post a pic? Gritsar is the one who told me my Duke had pin feathers...lol.maybe she can help you. I did not know that light Brahmas matured so much later than other breeds. He didn't do what others did at a young age....kept me guessing

 

[Dannee]

Here is my dark Brahma...she is 16 weeks

 

[melloladies]

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Dannee- would you mind posting pics of Duke at different week marks? I think it's always helpful for others to have a reference

(can you tell I'm trying to sex a lt. brahma?)

 

[Dannee]

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Dannee- would you mind posting pics of Duke at different week marks? I think it's always helpful for others to have a reference

(can you tell I'm trying to sex a lt. brahma?)

Sure....I will post what I have

 

[gritsar]

And this is a dark brahma cockerel, roughly 16 weeks old:

Of the three common colors available in the US - dark, light and buff - the darks are the only ones where the males feather out completely different from the females.

And this is what Thor looked like, all grown up: