**UPDATE with pics (pg. 4)!!** Rhode Island Red, Hen or Roo? PICS!

[BekahBear]

i vote roo. he has a roo-ish stance and his comb is pretty big. my hens didnt get a comb like that untill they had been laying for a few weeks. not to mention his tail (or lack there of) looks roo-ish

 

[irenew]

I had RIR and thought I knew all about them and could tell the roos apart really well. They got beefier and developed their red bits so much faster----but I found out I was so wrong when I gave what I thought was one roo and two hens to a friend (18-20 ) weeks old only to find out later they were two roos. It seems RIR can be sneaky (especially not a dominant one) and not develop till so much later. At 18-20 weeks these birds weren't crowing either not even the extra large oh so masculine one.

Now if that bird you have is a girl it is so red you must be expecting eggs

 

[ChooksChick]

I have a suspicion this is extra difficult because it appears you have a mock-rumpless, if I'm not mistaken. Feel the back end of the bird- is there a separate digit-appendage- for the tail? I think what we're seeing is tail feathers growing out of the rear without the actual tail stump. There should be a triangular fleshy, muscled tail there that can be swished. If not, then it can still have tail feathers, but they just grow out and sit there. That's what I think I'm seeing, anyway.

If the tail feathers taper to a point, they're likely roo feathers. If they end more of a fat, blunt end, then you likely have a pullet.

 

[foxyloxy]

Thanks everyone! I will let you know what he/she is when I find out!

 

[Firearia]

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I agree...

 

[jesse_levi]

I would have to say it's a hen.Short tail feathers and hackle.

 

[foxyloxy]

Chookschick: I felt the base of his/her tail today, and I didn't feel a separate appendage. What was this supposed to mean? lol

 

[foxyloxy]

Ok everyone... I wanted to tell you all, we got a big...... fat ...... ol'......


SQUAT


today from the RIR!!!

(I wish I was saying "egg" instead of squat!)

So it appears that our little red is a hen!!!!! YAY! I was SO excited!

Just wanted to share. When she lays an egg, I'll take a pic of it to show.

 

[Amitist]

 

[foxyloxy]

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Ya know, the egg squat?