rooster maturity

[thedeacon]

Around the first of March I plan on buying about 15 roos. All different breeds. I plan on keeping just 1 or 2. the rest I will butcher. The one(s) I keep will be what I consider the most handsome roo.

My question is: Will the roos color be mature at 14-16 weeks? This is the age at which I will butcher them.

 

[purelypoultry]

Coloring is mostly the same at 16 weeks. They might be still getting in more feathers for about another month but the colors don't change much after 16 weeks.

 

[cmom]

I have RIR's. The only thing I noticed with mine was they had the coloring at 2/3 months but as the feathers grew and a little more black came out in the tail feathers.