what breed/gender?

[BantyRooster]

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Brilllant way to get rid of extras...Drop them off so they can starve or become someone else's problem...

 

[catdaddyfro]

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I agree with BantyRooster on this and on the post he had about dumping the roos off to starve or become someone elses problem.



catdaddy

 

[natkev]

rhode island white and columbian wyandotte and both roosters

 

[Mahonri]

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Bingo!

 

[Lensters]

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Brilllant way to get rid of extras...Drop them off so they can starve or become someone else's problem...

They didn't starve, they were eaten by the local predators long before that. If they did manage to avoid the predators, I'm sure they would have died from disease before starving.

Oh, on the OP's topic. They look to be crossbred cockerels to me. Nearing the time to dress them out.

 

[NYREDS]

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Both birds picture have single combs. Both birds you named are rose combed so I guess they must be something else.

 

[LeBlackbird]

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I agree

 

[chickenlover54]

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YEP!!! agreed

 

[Chickenrandomness]

Definatly pullets

 

[BantyRooster]

At this point, I would almost agree that the birds body shape and feathers look like pullets. However, the OP said the birds were 8-9 weeks old. Look at the waddles on those birds. At that age to have waddles like that on a Rock, no way they're hens.

OP keep us posted with pics as they grow. How sure are you on the age of the birds?

Bantyrooster