My two Polish chicks are almost 10 weeks now. That means for nearly 10 weeks I have wondered if I had hens or roos because they were streight run. Now I think I can tell. I believe I have one roo and one hen.
The roo's head feathers are not as groomed looking as hers -- like he is having a bad hair day. His tail feathers are slightly longer and he carries them more erect than she does. He also spreads out his tail feathers giving his tail a different shape than hers. He spends a lot of time puffing his feathers and flapping. And....the final clue, he has started crowing.
She, on the other hand, has a slightly tighter and more controled hair doo. Her posture is different with tail fathers often held level with her back or slightly dropped down. And....she hasn't crowed yet.
I could still be wrong, but I am pretty sure, one roo and one pullet.
By the way, their waddles are still nearly the same size and there is no visible V comb yet. I do expect his waddles to grow larger than hers eventually.
The roo's head feathers are not as groomed looking as hers -- like he is having a bad hair day. His tail feathers are slightly longer and he carries them more erect than she does. He also spreads out his tail feathers giving his tail a different shape than hers. He spends a lot of time puffing his feathers and flapping. And....the final clue, he has started crowing.
She, on the other hand, has a slightly tighter and more controled hair doo. Her posture is different with tail fathers often held level with her back or slightly dropped down. And....she hasn't crowed yet.
I could still be wrong, but I am pretty sure, one roo and one pullet.
By the way, their waddles are still nearly the same size and there is no visible V comb yet. I do expect his waddles to grow larger than hers eventually.
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