My RIR Girls....I think... Comments?

[chick2good4u]

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I hope mine turns out that way too!

 

[ibpboo]

Here is a picture of my 5 1/2 month female RIR

 

[PotterWatch]

I think Butterfly is a pullet that will probably lay a couple weeks before your others.

 

[chick2good4u]

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I sure hope so. She has been VERY interested in the nest boxes lately, unlike the others. and she does look more like the pic of the hen ibpboo posted then the roos posted. Thanks everyone for the input. I guess time will tell!

 

[ams3651]

mine are a little younger than ylours but my boys definatley look like boys and from what i can see her legs are the same as the hen behing her. my boys legs are much larger and darker yellow than the girls.

 

[porteryork]

I vote girls as well. If you look at the neck and tail feathers they are rounded not pointed. Let's hear it for the girls!

 

[chick2good4u]

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Actually her legs are a little thinner then two of the very "henny" looking ones. She's not the biggest out of the bunch. Size wise, Butterfly is about average. Thanks again for the replies everyone.

 

[mangled]

I'll give another vote for pullet. She doesn't have the neck or saddle feathers you'd see on a male by this time. Spurs aren't necessarily an idication of male-ness. My RIR hens and pullets all have spur bumps by that age.

Her feathers are gorgeous, it's like she's laced!!

Em

 

[chick2good4u]

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I found two more pics of her on my camera. Thank you mangled I think she's nice looking too. Of coarse I am a first time chickie mommie and I think all of them are perfect

Butterfly

Butterfly

 

[ZooMummzy]

I vote all girls too. My RIR's looked just like that at 16 -18 weeks. I thought for sure they were roos too but they never developed the tail feathers and they are all laying eggs now.


My RIR at 18 weeks that had me scared too. She was way more developed than any of the other pullets the same age. She was the first to start laying.