Potential Roo?

[oystercrackers]

Hey! I'm wondering if one of my 6 week old chicks might be a hen. She is a golden comet, and twice the size of her sibling although her sibling may just be small. They also have another pullet friend, who is 12 1/2 weeks old. I have a picture of the chick,(2) a picture of the pullet,(3) and then a picture of her with her sibling.(1)

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

If it's a Golden Comet, it's sex linked, so 100% pullet

 

[Painted Calls]

X 2

 

[oystercrackers]

If it's a Golden Comet, it's sex linked, so 100% pullet

That's great to hear, I didn't even know they were sex linked until now so that's a huge relief. I don't know what I would do if they were a roo.

 

[oystercrackers]

But, is there any reason that her face is redder than others? It's 10 weeks until we can even think about them starting to lay.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

But, is there any reason that her face is redder than others? It's 10 weeks until we can even think about them starting to lay.

Sexlinks grow quite fast. But it is possible she isn't one, can you post some better and focused full-body pics?

 

[oystercrackers]

She has a few black tail feathers, and I'll try to get more pictures today but here is another full body.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I didn't initially see the black, thinking New Hampshire instead of Red Sex Link. Leaning towards pullet, but since they aren't sex linked, it could go either way

 

[oystercrackers]

She can be a bit dominant at times, but our current head hen also had that attitude at that age so I'm not sure.

 

[oystercrackers]

Another side note that may help- She was from Tractor Supply Co., and I believe they were selling them under the name Golden Comet but the website also says that they are a Red Sex-Link, And they came from Hoover hatchery before they went to Tractor Supply Co. as all the chicks do.