RIR....Roo?

[cosmomcnugget]

Is my RIR (Martha) a roo? She (I hope) is just about 4 weeks old.

(FYI Martha was sexed as a female)

 

[Picco]

I'm pretty sure your Martha is a Martin.... sorry.

 

[montverdechick]

I have eight week old RIR pullets and they are just starting to get combs that size. At four weeks, Martha's comb is rather large. I would guess that it is a rooster. Sorry.

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, she's a he.

 

[cosmomcnugget]

Oh no, please say it isn't so!!
I don't know what I am going to do.
She is two weeks older than everyone else in the pic. She is the same size or a little smaller than the others her age. She also is not dominant she is about 3rd in the pecking order.
Is there any hope? My ordinances don't allow for Roosters.

 

[AccidentalFarm]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I also have an RIR that I thought was a roo, but now wonder if it's a pullet. It is about the age of yours and the combs look the same. I question his roo-ness because the 3 other roo's he lives with (Leghorns) have enormous combs- at least 3X the size of his. Soooo....maybe Martha gets to stay Martha...?

 

[cosmomcnugget]

What do I do ...? I can't have a rooster (zoning law). Do I wait longer to see if she/he crows, or do I find it a home before we become more attached?

 

[Critter Crazy]

this is My RIR at 5-6 weeks and I swear mine is a roo.

 

[AccidentalFarm]

I think you are right, crittercrazy.

And to add to my earlier post..my RIR is definitely a roo. What a difference 1 week has made in comb developement!!

 

[MartyMcfly]

You might as well hang on to her until s/he starts to crow before you get ride of her/him. But you might want to have a plan in place of how to accomplish that. Are you thinking about what were you thinking of for getting rid of him? Giving him away? Food?