Plymouth Rock thread!

[call ducks]

Back from getting my silver reconciled's rocks

6 pullets 1 cockerul (sp?) the pullets are jan-april hatch. Some are laying

 

[Kat's Silly Chickens]

I was wondering, when you order Pullets from a hatchery are they not suppose to be hens.

I thought St Run meant you could possibly get a rooster, and Male meant they would be rooster.
If I have a rooster and hen the hatchery goofed

and I'll have to find a home for the rooster (neighbor hates roosters and will force us to get rid of it)

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Alls I can hope for is the 1 y'all think is a roo doesn't turn out that way.

Only time will tell...

 

[speckledhen]

Don't rehome that one just yet. Sometimes, just sometimes, you will have a lighter colored pullet. I've had one that fooled the most experienced BR experts and she is now going on 5 years old. That one has dark down the legs, usually a pullet trait, so just hang on a bit before you decide it's male. My Lexie is lighter than all of her sons she's produced.

Sexing is not 100% accurate from hatcheries, trust me.

 

[halo]

How does a neighbor "force" you to get rid of a rooster?

 

[Kat's Silly Chickens]

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We live in the country just south of Burleson, TX... Parents have lived here 22 yrs, and had 2 horses when they moved in, hence community rule didn't apply.
Said neighbor lives right next door to my parents, who I now live with.

The reason my parents had to get rid of the 1st 5 adults was because the Leghorn rooster was crowing and scared the neighbor (his childhood bad memories came back

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So he threw the 20+ yr/old community rules at us and made my parents get rid of the rooster, but since the hens grew up with him they went also.
My dad is a softy, and instead of telling a man that has only lived here maybe 4 yrs to sit on it, those rules don't apply anymore he gave in (just to be considerate) and said No Roosters when mom and I asked for chickens again.
But like speckledhen said the 1 could just be a hen that has a slight color difference. I'm just pushy enough to tell the neighbor what for and will not allow another pet chicken be rehomed.
As I said before 'Only Time Will Tell"

I think the Sultan chick we have is a rooster, but he can come in the house at night to keep his crowing less noticeable.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I agree. I would think by 5 weeks the comb would be larger if that lighter chick is a boy. Give it some more time.

 

[Mrsfoote]

Is there a way to determine gender on barred rocks got two chicks a bit over a week old I have pics if needed

 

[call ducks]

here are pictures of my silver penciled rocks

 

[Kansaseq]

Very pretty!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Call Ducks - they are beautiful! How old are they?

Mrs Foote - Yes, usually the females are more black with white barring and the males are more white with black barring. Post pics and we can tell you.