Speckled Sussex-now you got me questioning myself!-UPDATE pg 2

[Guinea Goonie]

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My roo and hen look just like these two and they are also around 8 to 10 weeks old now.

 

[tiffanyh]

Thanks guys! I wanted a pullet....she thinks she is a bantam though and wont stay out of the bantam coop! As long as she lays eggs and doesnt crow like all my other new chicks- I dont care!

Ill post some more pics soon and keep you posted!

 

[Sparklee]

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I have about 8 14-week-old SS. My hens have absolutely no comb development. I got mine from Cackle Hatchery (in case you did, too, and then maybe they'd be from the same family or related).

I will admit, though, that my 14-week-old cockerels have much more comb development than the chicken you're wondering about.

My guess: A late blooming cock.

 

[rancher hicks]

I have 4 delaware hens I purchased and I wasn't sure they were all hens as two had much bigger combs than the other two. I was fairly certain of one of those cause she had ruffled back feathers and was in with the roo I got with them. The other I wasn't sure until I removed the three and watched her and when she laid an egg I was sure. I wish I had pics and you'd see what I mean. Combs are a poor way to tell sometimes.

 

[Windy Ridge]

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They will totally fool you sometimes. One of my speckled sussex girls has a HUGE comb, floppy, like a leghorn. Great layer. The other SS girls all have normal combs. One of my Cuckoo Marans developed a big, red comb at something like two weeks--she was also lighter than the others. The other Marans girls' combs eventually caught up (although hercomb may still be a tad larger.) She's still much lighter than they are. And she's a good layer, definitely a hen.

If you don't see the pointy saddle feathers, she's a hen. I've decided that for my flock, I'm done worrying about what comb size might or might not tell me.