SF rooster?

[ia02]

Hello all,

Can anyone help me figure out if this SF is a rooster or pullet? The photos are actually a few weeks outdated now, but maybe it'll still be obvious enough.

Thanks!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Sure looks like it's heading towards rooster. I'm assuming it's the first one, for some reason I can't figure out what SF is.

 

[ia02]

Thats what I'm thinking too. SF= Salmon Faverolle

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Okay, those you can sex by color as well, the darker ones are males, that's why I didn't recognize it, I have a hen.

 

[ia02]

I have heard that sexing by color is the usual method for the SF. I have also heard that a few hatcheries have been selling very strangely colored SF lately (dark hens, etc). Are there any other obvious rooster attributes other than color?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Well not sure how old they are but roosters will get a red comb pretty early, hens tend to stay orange for about three to five months before they start to redden up, I also think I see the start of saddle feathers and hackle feathers, plus most roosters feather slower than hens, he seems to be still growing his tail feathers.

 

[trailrider330]

How old is it in the pictures? Could you try posting some more recent photos if these are already a few weeks old?

 

[ia02]

I will post some new photos tomorrow. I just randomly came across these photos and figured I'd get the conversation started.

 

[Michael OShay]

With the black patches on it, your Salmon Faverolles is definitely a cockerel. SF pullets lack the black patches of the cockerels.

 

[drumstick diva]

I would like to see recent photos before adding an opinion