What bantam breed is this?

BBQNuggets

Chirping
5 Years
Feb 19, 2014
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Castle Rock, CO
This is a 2-3 week old bantam that I picked up today at the feed store- I am 90% sure it's a Roo due to it's behavior (bucking up, aggressively stomping on other chicks, pecking) and I don't want to hang on to it any longer than I need to because he's being so mean to the others and I just don't have the space for that nonsense. I'm trying to figure out what the breed is so I can re-home him asap. It's got blue legs and some crazy looking tail feathers!


 
Im not so sure its a roo. In a flock, birds will start something called a "pecking order" and that means, in any number of birds, a female is going to be "Top Hen" and will be aggressive to the others to show her dominance. Some are more violent than others, but every hen only has a temporary spot. Even if you got rid of that bird, another chick would do the same thing. As long as there is no blood, I would say it's alright.

Im sorry, I dont know the breed.
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I'm not sure about breed and gender, but make sure your chicks have plenty of places to hide away from this bully. Have at least two feed stations and two water stations so everyone can get food and water without being chased by the bully.
 
What type of comb does it have? It might be some sort of Old English Game Bantam. As for gender, its too young to tell, but I'm leaning towards cockerel.
 

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