Roorodgers
Hatching
- Oct 15, 2023
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Two months oldHow old is it?
Is it the tail feathers that help you decide? They look rounded like I heard hens' feathers were supposed to be but she runs up to the other 2 young (2 mo. old) chickens and stands very tall and puts her chest out. So she's a hen just asserting her dominance?This is a hen 100%
Yes, females have rounded feathers and males have additional sickle feathers hanging off their tail feathers, which are pointed and long. While young and still growing in their feathers, pullets may appear to possess sickles, but they never will; their immature tail feathers may appear that way because they have not fully developed proper feathering yet.Is it the tail feathers that help you decide? They look rounded like I heard hens' feathers were supposed to be
Hens and pullets fight aggressively with each other because of the pecking order. Standing tall and putting her chest out is only her body stance.but she runs up to the other 2 young (2 mo. old) chickens and stands very tall and puts her chest out.
Exactly this is a hen because she has round tail feathers and round saddle feathers. She is just in the top of the pecking order that's why she is acting like that. A cockerel would have way bigger comb bright red in color and pointy tail feathers plus pointy and shiny saddle feathers.Is it the tail feathers that help you decide? They look rounded like I heard hens' feathers were supposed to be but she runs up to the other 2 young (2 mo. old) chickens and stands very tall and puts her chest out. So she's a hen just asserting her dominance?