tell me what this beauty is...

[City Chicken]

pretty sure she's a pullet because the rooster tried to mate with her... she was born late may, so that makes her.... almost 18 weeks old. she has really pretty brown/black/green feathers and is fairly small. we got her in the 'heavy breed' pack from mcmurry...

 

[patty12]

I hate to say but I think it is a rooster. maybe your rooster is confused as for breed, I see some barring on wings and what appears to be brown feather. could be some sort of wyandott???

 

[City Chicken]

NOOOOO!!! haha. well, maybe it is.
darn it. i'd love to know the breed so that i could figure out what it's supposed to look like in the long run. we process at the end of october, and i don't want to process the hens.

 

[SweetSilver]

I'm not seeing why that wouldn't be a pullet. Yes, I see some mild curving of tail feathers, but not all my hens have stiff, round tail feathers.

So, why the roo ID?

 

[Panth]

Partridge Rock...I'm gonna say pullet, but I'm seeing an aweful lot of black/green feathers mixed in on the shoulders. However, with most of my PR, the sex is VERY obvious...the comb would be much larger and the blocky color more pronounced.

 

[farmerChef]

partridge rock cockeral

 

[City Chicken]

ok, i am agreeing on the partridge rock... still wondering on the sex. if it's a cockerel at what age will i begin to see more comb/feathers etc. will this be figured out in 5-6 weeks when we process?

 

[juliechick]

It's a cockerel. Rocks are slow to mature. I'm pretty sure that in 5 or 6 weeks you will know for certain.

 

[City Chicken]

i think you are probably right. i have seen SOME hens online that still have the pretty coloring, but generally its all roosters! dang it! 'she' was so pretty.

 

[Panth]

I will say....if you can have roosters in your area, you might want to hold on to him. My PR roos have the BEST personalities of any roos I own. They are mellow, friendly, good protectors and very non-aggresive.