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ok...Newbie question...what are waddles and which one has them?? Roos?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by mmtillman, May 2, 2009.

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  1. May 2, 2009 #1
    mmtillman

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    Updated with pix....[​IMG] I will post pix if no one can tell me...but I have one Dom that we think is a roo..supposed to be all pullets...but this one has a bright red rose comb and what might be waddles [​IMG] under the chin?? All the others have smaller lighter color single combs....we think?? ( newbies, you know )
    Does this mean that this one chick is a roo?? We hope so cause we already are calling this chick a he...LOL!!

    OK...Sorry, should have put pix on first time around. So here are the pix to help you all decide...out of 2 DOM's is one of them a roo?? I took 4 pix in all of the 2. They are the same age...4.5 weeks old .

    #1
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    #2
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    #3
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    #4
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    Thanks for your time!!
     
    Last edited: May 2, 2009
  3. May 2, 2009 #2
    debakadeb

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    Both genders will get wattles but roos typically get them first [​IMG]
     
  5. May 2, 2009 #3
    mmtillman

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    Quote:Then this one we wondered about must be a roo..cause he is much more developed then any of the others as far as comb and waddles.....Hope the pix tell the tale...[​IMG]. We are just curious.
     
  7. May 2, 2009 #4
    georgialee

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    Looks like a roo to me.
     
  9. May 3, 2009 #5
    mmtillman

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    # 2 and #3 is the one we think might be a roo. Others are what we think might be a pullet?? Were we even close?? Thanks for looking everyone!
    [​IMG]
     
  11. May 3, 2009 #6
    PotterWatch

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    Looks like one pullet, one roo to me.
     
  13. May 3, 2009 #7
    emilyweck

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    Quote:I think you're probably right. Cute little buggers!
     
  15. May 3, 2009 #8
    georgialee

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    Quote:looks like it to me! [​IMG]
     
  17. May 3, 2009 #9
    jossanne

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    Just FYI...

    Waddle is what a duck does when it walks. Wattles are the cute red dangly things under a chicken's chin! This confuses a lot of people, and it makes me smile. [​IMG]
     
  19. May 3, 2009 #10
    cybercat

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    #2 and #3 are roos and #1 might be a roo #4 is a pullet.
     

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