What are characteristics of a roo and at what age do you start to see

[Sunny Side Up]

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I dunno, there have been a lot of cockerels here who haven't begun crowing that early. Some do, but it seems that most don't. But at 7-8 weeks there still are other indicators evident to see.

 

[fastpat]

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We could be of more help if you could post a photo of the chick's comb.

 

[harleyjo]

It is the middle chick in this pic. When it stands up it is tall with the shorter wing feathers and stubby tail feathers that point up.

 

[fastpat]

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The one on the right in that photo could be a Dominique which has a rather flat rose comb. They're harder to verify gender, the two on the left appear to be pullets.

This is my Dominique cockerel at three weeks.

This photo shows two Partridge Rock cockerels at three weeks, Barred Rocks have the same type of combs (as an example). The chick in the background is a pullet.

 

[harleyjo]

I think the one on the right is a black australorp. They are all 3 suppose to be pullets but you know how that goes. Honestly they look like 3 different breeds of chicks.