What do you think about my RIRs?

[PotterWatch]

Fred and George are about 8wks. I am pretty sure they are both pullets but since I am new to this whole chicken thing, I thought I might get some more opinions. Thanks!

Not a great pic of their bodies, but they are skittish and hard to photograph:

Gred:

Forge:

(Bonus points to anyone who knows which HP book the above names are from; yes I am a HUGE HP dork.)

 

[Chickndaddy]

I say pullets and you named them after the Weasley twins?

 

[PotterWatch]

Yep they are named after the Weasley twins but the question really refers to the "Gred and Forge" spellings. I can't help it... it's a sickness.

 

[augiedranch]

girls!

 

[PotterWatch]

I think so also. So far the five birds I have picked out seem to all be hens. I hope my luck holds that well for the next time!

 

[ams3651]

mine are 6 weeks and my 2 roos have bright red combs and wattles much larger than that, my girls look like that, but I do have 1 who is as of yet s*xually ambigous.

My girls have much larger tail feathers, roos get then later, if that helps you.

also, when I picked them out at a day old their combs were a little bigger and the beaks were mostly red which the store lady told we was an old farmers thing, I picked right. Except for that one......

 

[gumpsgirl]

They look like pullets to me!

They are beautiful!

 

[speckledhen]

Girls looks like to me. Here is my 7 wk old RIR cockerel for comparison:

 

[SterlingAcres]

I'd guess girlies...


And it's Book 1.

"You haven't got a letter on yours", George observed. "I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid - we know we're called Gred and Forge."

We're big HP fans here too.

 

[PotterWatch]

LOL Shellie. I knew someone else had to be almost as big of a nerd as I am!