I have two barred cochins at 4 weeks old, and I am thoroughly confused on barred cochin gender. In most breeds, even other types of cochins, it's really easy to tell if you have a roo or not. But the barred ones are mystifying me!
One Cochin is slow to feather, upright posture, ridiculously large red comb, etc... obviously roo.
The other barred cochin is maturing like a hen. Fluffy as anything, comb slowly coming in and pinking up, and stays low to the ground. That one turned out a roo too!
In your experience do barred cochin hens develop combs really really late, or do they start coming in and pinking up as early as 4 weeks?
If anybody has pictures of their barred cochin pullets at 4 to 5 weeks, I'd deeply appreciate it!
One Cochin is slow to feather, upright posture, ridiculously large red comb, etc... obviously roo.
The other barred cochin is maturing like a hen. Fluffy as anything, comb slowly coming in and pinking up, and stays low to the ground. That one turned out a roo too!
In your experience do barred cochin hens develop combs really really late, or do they start coming in and pinking up as early as 4 weeks?
If anybody has pictures of their barred cochin pullets at 4 to 5 weeks, I'd deeply appreciate it!