Rooster??

Stacylynnlac

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Apr 20, 2018
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i have 10 chicks that are about 7 1/2 weeks old I know for sure one is a rooster but this one I’m not sure. She is huge but was supposed to be a pullet.
 

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Hard to tell, but keep an eye out on the rear feathers, if they start to stick up, those are sickle feathers. Then you'll know you have a rooster!
 

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Hard to tell, but keep an eye out on the rear feathers, if they start to stick up, those are sickle feathers. Then you'll know you have a rooster!
Sickle feathers only start coming in at 12 weeks. And at that age, you will want to be going by the saddle feathers, because they are more accurate. Some pullets have longer tail feathers, but molt out of it.
 

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