Please Help! 2 weeks old. Is this a roo?

[kmdsparrow]

I thought I got three females, but I was just told by the custodian in my classroom who used to farm in Guyana, that Penelope is really a roo. Does anyone else believe that is true also? Here's her/his picture?

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Did the custodian say why Penelope is a roo?

What breed is chick Penelope?

 

[Happy Chooks]

well, he's got a 50/50 chance of being right.

Looks like an australorp, but it's too early to be certain of sex. Those legs do look thick though, but it could just be the angle of the photo. Another 2 to 3 weeks, it will be easier to tell.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

Too young to say much right now! Unless the custodian has a legit means of sexing chicks (there are many superstitious ideas about sexing chicks, but none are real--otherwise lots of us would be using these methods), I wouldn't worry about it. Chances are still 50/50. Post when the chick is about six weeks old and then we'll have a better idea.

 

[Illia]

No. By this age, honestly, it should have some resemblance of a comb coming through, but who knows. . . As others have said, your chances can be 50/50. Some cockerels have smaller or slower growing combs.

 

[kmdsparrow]

Thanks. I feel better that at least it's not certain that she is a roo. I'll post again at six weeks.

 

[billfields]

I think it's too early to say that with any certainty. S/he barely has wing feathers

 

[callen]

if the other chicks were born at the same time then look at the size of the crop if it is bigger than the other chicks it is most probley a roo

 

[spikennipper]

If I had to make a guess at this stage I would say that the chick will also turn into a roo just going by it's broad head and thick neck and it's upright rooish stance, but as others have said it is a little too early to tell for definite! could you possibly post a pic of the other two you have for comparison?

 

[sheila3935]

Only going from previous experience Im going to say roo. If she/he is feathering slower than the other 2 its a roo. We had a BA that stood like that all the time. Looked like an ostrich and was slow feathering it was a roo. Now I have a BA that feathered in fast but grew a big comb soon. and he is a roo.
This is jet he didnt stand as upright but had a comb early this is him 10 days old

This is ostrich at about 3 weeks see why we named him this