Mystery 13 week old. Breed? M/F?

[cstephens1987]

So yeah I could see that as a kraienkoppe, but that still looks like female bbr coloring to me. And yes that's a rose comb

 

[cstephens1987]

Male black breasted reds have a black breast

 

[Cyprus]

So yeah I could see that as a kraienkoppe, but that still looks like female bbr coloring to me. And yes that's a rose comb

Agreed, female.

 

[cstephens1987]

Agreed, female.

You're all over the place today lol

 

[Acre4Me]

great! I'm still learning combs and first time with Rose Combs. We also have Rose Comb RIR, but they are pretty obviously female, so their combs are not very developed yet (13 weeks old) that I have noticed.

@Cyprus - what is the determining factor for male? The comb or the coloring or the feathering (or a combo)? Just wanting to learn the whys for the M/F distinction, and can pass along to my chicken loving kid.

And now, this adds one more male that might go to the auction. We only plan to keep 1-2 young males from this batch. Currently, the 2 males we are keeping are a Blue Copper Maran and a Black Copper Maran. But, we also have a GLW male, and a Black Ameraucana male, and this "mystery" Kraienkoppe. So, any reason to make room for this male instead of another?

 

[Cyprus]

You're all over the place today lol

Not really.

 

[Cyprus]

@Cyprus - what is the determining factor for male? The comb or the coloring or the feathering (or a combo)? Just wanting to learn the whys for the M/F distinction, and can pass along to my chicken loving kid.

At 13 weeks you'd primarily be looking at color/pattern. In breeds with a single comb, the comb can be used as evidence at this age.

 

[cstephens1987]

Male Cubalaya

I suppose males do feather in different.

so I say male Kraienkoppe.

Agreed, female.

You're all over the place today lol

Not really.

:Raises eyebrow:

 

[Acre4Me]

So I say male Kraienkoppe.

Agreed, female.

So, is this chick more likely a male or a female? Thx.

 

[cstephens1987]

So, is this chick more likely a male or a female? Thx.

Jk no she isn't