Apr 17, 2018 #1 Harrelltn93 Songster Mar 24, 2018 116 133 136 Piedmont region, North Carolina I have these 2 beautiful Hamburg’s and I was wondering if anyone could tell if they are pullets or Roos? They are around 5ish weeks old, TIA! Attachments 19435C86-D039-4C27-B81A-10506FF8FFE6.jpeg 245.2 KB · Views: 55 0A073427-37CD-4716-B7A4-44172A9B2644.jpeg 254.6 KB · Views: 50
I have these 2 beautiful Hamburg’s and I was wondering if anyone could tell if they are pullets or Roos? They are around 5ish weeks old, TIA!
Apr 17, 2018 #2 Gray Farms Conserve Heritage Breed Livestock 9 Years Apr 11, 2016 14,448 19,307 687 NW Missouri Cockerel
Apr 17, 2018 Thread starter #3 Harrelltn93 Songster Mar 24, 2018 116 133 136 Piedmont region, North Carolina Damn... I was really hoping pullet
Apr 17, 2018 #4 Gray Farms Conserve Heritage Breed Livestock 9 Years Apr 11, 2016 14,448 19,307 687 NW Missouri That much comb development this young = very likely cockerel.
Apr 17, 2018 Thread starter #5 Harrelltn93 Songster Mar 24, 2018 116 133 136 Piedmont region, North Carolina I’ll wait a while longer just to be sure. They’re so beautiful I hate to sell them, but I have enough roosters
I’ll wait a while longer just to be sure. They’re so beautiful I hate to sell them, but I have enough roosters
Apr 17, 2018 #6 Flockandfowl46 Crowing Mar 28, 2018 1,462 4,386 346 Southwest Virginia USA Looks like food to me hun
Apr 17, 2018 #7 Alexandra33 Chook Snuggler 9 Years Apr 3, 2015 8,296 11,553 946 Northwest Ohio - The Buckeye State! I agree, that degree of development at this age is quite telling. I'd definitely do as you mentioned, keep him a little while longer to be 100% sure. ~Alex
I agree, that degree of development at this age is quite telling. I'd definitely do as you mentioned, keep him a little while longer to be 100% sure. ~Alex
May 11, 2018 Thread starter #8 Harrelltn93 Songster Mar 24, 2018 116 133 136 Piedmont region, North Carolina Update: They appear to be pullets. I’ll post pictures ASAP but they are about 9 weeks old now and still not much comb development.
Update: They appear to be pullets. I’ll post pictures ASAP but they are about 9 weeks old now and still not much comb development.
May 11, 2018 Thread starter #9 Harrelltn93 Songster Mar 24, 2018 116 133 136 Piedmont region, North Carolina Here they are now Attachments 6A7650FF-B705-438B-AEDF-CBE104D740FD.jpeg 308.4 KB · Views: 37 CFC63E86-F2E7-4DA3-99CD-6159A9F8EB46.jpeg 313.7 KB · Views: 39
May 11, 2018 #10 Gray Farms Conserve Heritage Breed Livestock 9 Years Apr 11, 2016 14,448 19,307 687 NW Missouri Yep, pullets.