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Age? It also helps to have a god standing side view to see the color.
@Wishing4Wings or @junebuggena , any guesses?Okay, now that the chicks are 7 weeks old, I'm hoping someone can help me make decisions about the cockerels. I need to rehome the boys (and I think they are most of them). Here goes:
Tikka- 7 weeks today. Very Big Chick. I've noticed a "darker red" coming in on the back and now I see a few spots in the wings. The tail has really pretty black feathers laced with brown, but the black portion has the beetle green sheen. I think it's a cockerel
Here is Smudge: 7 weeks, the coloring keeps making me think pullet, but now there are red wattles peaking through. NOOO! ETA: I "think" the mother was the black sex link hen. Would that affect or contribute to faster growing comb/wattles even on a pullet?
I think I'm deluding myself into thinking there's any way this baby could be a pullet. The comb really still looks single, but it's usually really pink. Not 100% of the time, but 95% of the time it's really pink. He's soooo pretty.
These two I feel certain are cockerels. The blue one with barring peaking through has to be a male based upon genetics. The other one has shown 3 beefy rows of peas for a while now.
This is the only chick that I still 100% think is a pullet:
I have someone willing to take the boys but they will probably be processed at 14 weeks. I can't keep them, but I know she will take great care of them for the next 7 weeks. Just need to put the "COCKEREL" stamp on the suspects.
Give them another week or so. I'm thinking you only have two cockerels.@Wishing4Wings or @junebuggena , any guesses?
what a beautiful bird
I'm a first time farmer with no clue if I have a rooster or a chicken. Please help identifying my Hamilton![]()
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