Apr 17, 2009 #11 StrawberryHouseMouse Songster 10 Years Mar 23, 2009 1,349 12 173 Cleveland, Tennessee Hen
Apr 17, 2009 #12 sonew123 Poultry Snuggie 11 Years Mar 16, 2009 25,016 117 421 onchiota NY for sure a roo I have 1 !!
Apr 17, 2009 Thread starter #13 Mandalina Songster 10 Years Apr 1, 2009 1,493 4 159 Savannah,MO ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Is there a way to tell for sure? bc right now the vote seems 50/50 lol.
Apr 17, 2009 #14 byrandom Songster 12 Years Sep 22, 2008 391 3 199 Terrell, TX I say pullet. Body is too short and stocky to be a cockeral. Legs are too short. Every RIR Roo I've had has been as long and gangly as a teenage boy..
I say pullet. Body is too short and stocky to be a cockeral. Legs are too short. Every RIR Roo I've had has been as long and gangly as a teenage boy..
Apr 17, 2009 #15 wohneli Songster 11 Years Oct 6, 2008 444 4 129 Gainesville My 13 week old RIR pullets have almost no signs of a comb. Also it looks like "she" has rather think legs. Sorry, but it looks like a roo to me.
My 13 week old RIR pullets have almost no signs of a comb. Also it looks like "she" has rather think legs. Sorry, but it looks like a roo to me.
Apr 17, 2009 #16 Year of the Rooster Sebright Savvy 11 Years Jun 27, 2008 6,076 58 263 West Central Ohio Here is a pic of my RIR hen. She is 7 months old now and hardly has any comb still. She has been laying for about 2-3 months. (Ignore her awkard pose, she was scratching at the time I took the picture.)
Here is a pic of my RIR hen. She is 7 months old now and hardly has any comb still. She has been laying for about 2-3 months. (Ignore her awkard pose, she was scratching at the time I took the picture.)
Apr 17, 2009 #17 klf73 Mad Scientist 14 Years Jun 1, 2008 6,080 20 404 Maine it's a cockeral. If you look at the feathers right in front of the tail they are very skinny and pointy, they are called sickle feathers.... I am 100% sure that is a boy....
it's a cockeral. If you look at the feathers right in front of the tail they are very skinny and pointy, they are called sickle feathers.... I am 100% sure that is a boy....
Apr 17, 2009 #18 sherrydeanne Songster 10 Years Mar 3, 2009 1,066 7 161 At my computer, where are you? That is what I consider significant on an 8 weeker. Sorry, cockeral.
Apr 17, 2009 #19 pinkfeather Songster 12 Years Dec 3, 2007 553 2 151 CT Yeah, I see some rooster feathering there too. Sorry, roo.
Apr 17, 2009 Thread starter #20 Mandalina Songster 10 Years Apr 1, 2009 1,493 4 159 Savannah,MO Thanks everyone....I think I am going to cry now.